Pursuing Biblical Christianity

Tag: Leah

Women in the Bible: Leah

Post author By Peter DeHaan
Post date August 6, 2018

Leah, like her younger sister, Rachel, is an interesting character. While I’m inexplicitly drawn to Rachel, I just feel sorry for Leah. She marries her first cousin, Jacob. The problem is Jacob loves her younger sister Rachel. While Rachel is attractive, Leah is not. Though we don’t understand the details, we do know she doesn’t […]

Tags Bible characters, Jacob, Jacob and Sons, Leah, Rachel, Women of the Bible

Bible Insights

Jacob’s Twelve Sons

Post author By Peter DeHaan
Post date July 13, 2009

…and Their Four Moms In Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat, a reoccurring theme is Jacob’s twelve sons. What is not apparent in Dreamcoat is that many of the sons were half brothers; Jacob was indeed the father of all, but there were four different moms. Here is how this convoluted family tree happened: Jacob fell […]

Tags Jacob and Sons, Leah, Rachel