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Leah

American Tract Society Bible Dictionary

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The elder daughter of Laban, and the first wife of Jacob, though less beloved than her sister Rachel. She had, through life, the remembrance of the deceit by which her father had imposed her upon Jacob. She was the mother of seven children, among whom were Reuben- Jacob's firstborn-and Judah, the ancestor of the leading tribe among the Jews, of the royal line, and of our Lord, Genesis 29:16-35; 30:1 - 21 . She is supposed to have died before the removal of the family into Egypt, Genesis 49:31 .

Bibliography Information
Rand, W. W. Entry for 'Leah'. American Tract Society Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ats/​l/leah.html. 1859.
 
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