Leah was jacob's first wife, and the older sister of his second (and favored) wife rachel Scholars have noted that the name leah can be associated with weariness or delicate beauty, reflecting the complexities of her story in the biblical narrative. She is the mother of jacob's first son reuben.
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Rachel and leah, two sisters, two wives, two paths
At first leah appears to be negative, weak and pale
But the more we dig, the more we learn and come to appreciate leah, her strength, her quiet inspiration and her unending devotion Leah is one of the four matriarchs along with sarah (wife of abraham), rebecca (wife of isaac), and rachel (her sister and fellow wife of jacob), leah is one. Leah is most often used as a girl name Learn more about the meaning, origin, and popularity of the name leah.
From the hebrew name לֵאָה (leʾa), which was probably derived from the hebrew word לָאָה (laʾa) meaning weary, grieved [1] Alternatively it might be related to akkadian littu meaning cow In the old testament leah is the first wife of jacob and the mother of seven of his children. The name leah, in hebrew, has been the subject of much scholarly discussion over the centuries
