Genesis 29:17

The Passion Translation

Rachel had a lovely figure and was gorgeous, but Leah’s eyes were weak. )

Cross References

Genesis 12:11

When he drew near to Egypt, he said to his wife Sarai, “Look, I’m worried because I know that you are a beautiful, gorgeous woman.

Genesis 12:14

When Abram entered Egypt, everyone noticed Sarai’s stunning beauty.

Genesis 24:16

The young woman was strikingly beautiful, unmarried, and still a virgin. She walked down to the well, filled her jar, and came back up.

Genesis 26:7

The men of the land noticed Rebekah’s beauty and asked Isaac about her. “Oh, she’s just my sister,” he replied. Rebekah was indeed very beautiful, and he was afraid to tell them, “She’s my wife,” for he thought that the men of the land would kill him and take his wife.

Genesis 29:16

(Now, Laban had two daughters; the older was Leah, and the younger was Rachel.

Genesis 29:18

Jacob had fallen in love with Rachel, so he answered Laban, “I will serve you for seven years for the hand of your younger daughter, Rachel!”

Genesis 30:22

God listened to Rachel’s heart-cry, and had compassion on her, and made her fertile.

Genesis 35:24

Rachel’s sons were Joseph and Benjamin.

Genesis 39:6

So Potiphar placed all that he owned under Joseph’s oversight. And with Joseph in charge, Potiphar had nothing to worry about, except deciding on what to eat! Now Joseph was strikingly handsome, very good-looking, and well-built.

Genesis 48:7

For when I was returning from Paddan-Aram, my beloved Rachel died, to my sorrow, in the land of Canaan while we were still on our way, not far from Ephrath. So I buried her there beside the road to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem).”

Proverbs 31:30

Charm can be misleading, and beauty is vain and so quickly fades, but this virtuous woman lives in the wonder, awe, and fear of the Lord. She will be praised throughout eternity.

Jeremiah 31:15

Yahweh says, “In Ramah voices are crying; it is the sound of wailing and bitter weeping. Rachel is mourning for her children, and she refuses to let anyone comfort her over her loss, because her children are no more.”

Matthew 2:18

I hear the screams of anguish, weeping, and wailing in Ramah. Rachel is weeping uncontrollably for her children. And she refuses to be comforted, because they are dead and gone.