Jacob loved Rachel. Jacob said to Laban, “I will work seven years for you if you will allow me to marry your daughter Rachel.”
Deuteronomy 21:15 - Easy To Read Version “A man might have two wives. And he might love one wife more than the other. Both wives might have children for him. And the first child might be the child of the wife he does not love. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 If a man have two wives, one beloved, and another hated, and they have born him children, both the beloved and the hated; and if the firstborn son be her's that was hated: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition If a man has two wives, one loved and the other disliked, and they both have borne him children, and if the firstborn son is the son of the one who is disliked, American Standard Version (1901) If a man have two wives, the one beloved, and the other hated, and they have borne him children, both the beloved and the hated; and if the first-born son be hers that was hated; Common English Bible Now suppose a man has two wives—one of them loved and the other unloved. Both wives bear children, but the oldest male is the unloved wife’s child. Catholic Public Domain Version If a man has two wives, one beloved and the other hated, and they have produced children by him, and if the son of the hated wife is the firstborn, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version If a man have two wives, one beloved, and the other hated, and they have had children by him, and the son of the hated be the firstborn: |
Jacob loved Rachel. Jacob said to Laban, “I will work seven years for you if you will allow me to marry your daughter Rachel.”
So Jacob stayed and worked for Laban for seven years. But it seemed like a very short time because he loved Rachel very much.
Leah became pregnant again and had another son. She named this son Simeon. [167] Leah said, “The Lord has heard that I am not loved, so he gave me this son.”
Rehoboam chose Abijah to be the leader among his own brothers. Rehoboam did this because he planned to make Abijah king.
When the man divides his property among his children, he can’t give the son of the wife he loves the things that belong to the firstborn [129] child.
Elkanah had two wives. One wife was named Hannah and the other wife was named Peninnah. Peninnah had children, but Hannah did not.