The wives of Jacob were Leah and Rachel. Later on Jacob was given Leah's handmaiden Zil'-pah which bore him two sons. Rachel also gave Jacob her handmaiden Bil-hah, who also bore Jacob two sons. Altogether Jacob had four wives. The scripture in which these can be found are Genesis chapter 29 through Genesis 30.
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Jacob Married Leah and Rachel
He had twelve sons and one daughter by his two wives, Leah and Rachel, and their maidservants, Bilhah and Zilpah.
Refer to Genesis 29 for specific information
Further information:
Jacob fell in love with Rachel, so he made a deal with her father that he would work for him for 7 years if he could marry Rachel. Seven years later, on the wedding day, Rachel's father sneaks Leah, Rachel's older sister, as the bride. he tricks Jacob into marrying Leah. Jacob gets angry and works for another 7 years to marry Rachel. By then he was 2 wives. Leah bores him many children, while Rachel only has a few. When they both couldn't have anymore kids, the let Jacob have a child with their maid servants.
he did have 4
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(Yes Ya'akov/Jacob had 4 wives-One He loved 3 he just had kids with)
Jacob who became Israel had 2 Wives He worked 7 years for Rachel, but got her sister Leah *(that's where the lifting of the vial comes from-right here!) then he had to work another 7 years to pay for Rachel which he did get her before the 7 years were up. and Leah and Rachel had each a Concubine, Rachel had Bihlah and Leah had Zilpah
Rachel gave Bilhah to him to wife-Gen.30:4, same in Gen.30:9 Leah gave Zilpah to him to wife!
It Looks like thise for all of them and the kids:
----Sons-------------------Meanings-----------------Mothers
1 Reuben/Re'uven------God saw my troubles---Leah
2.Simeon/Shim'on------hearing/listen/shema----Leah
3.Levi/La'vey-------------attached---------------Leah
4.Judah/Yahudah-------celebrate---------------Leah
5.Dan/Dawn--------------he judged--------------Bilhah
6 Naphtali/Naphtaly-----wrestling---------------Bilhah
7 Gad/Gaw-------------troop/good fortune------Zilpah
8 Asher is Hebrew-------happy------------------Zilpah
9.Issachar/Yissakhar---there is reward---------Leah's 5th son
10Zebulan/Zevulun-----dwell----------------------Leah's 6th son
11.Joseph/Yoseph------let him add-------------Rachel
B'resheet/Genesis35:18
12.Ben'oni/Ben'ony-----son of my grief----------Rachel, then she dies
Jacob changes his name to:
12.Benjamin/Ben'yamin-son of my right hand---Rachel
Reuven also means'Behold a Son'
Bar & Ben means: Son (as Son of) Like Yeshua Ben Yoseph=Yeshua son of Joseph
Jacob worked for Laban for seven years, as he wanted to marry Rachel. But Laban cheated him and gave Leah instead. So he worked another seven years for Rachel.
Dinah is the only recorded daughter mentioned with Jacob's 12 sons.
Jacob had twelve sons (with four wives).
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Jacob is the son of Isaac and the grandson of Abraham. God changed Jacob's name to Israel. Jacob had 4 wives and 12 sons, who became the 12 tribes of Israel.
In most cases the Bible is explicit in saying that men had only one wife, but there are exceptions. Jacob is reported as having two wives, having been tricked by his uncle. King David is reported as having many wives and concubines.
Bilhah and Zilpah were concubines of Jacob, not his wives. They were given to Jacob by his wives Leah and Rachel to bear children on their behalf.
Jacob had many sons as he had two wives Leah and rachel the daughters of Laban. The third son of Jacob was Levi.
Jacob had many sons as he had two wives Leah and rachel the daughters of Laban. The third son of Jacob was Levi.
U can have 4 wives according to the bible
Rachel and Leah were Jacob's wives (he also had children by Zilpah and Bilhah).
Jacob's wives were Leah and Rachel. He also had two additional wives, Bilhah and Zilpah, who were handmaids of Leah and Rachel.
One. Rebekah.
AnswerThe Bible only mentions that Potiphar had one wife.
The Patriarchs were the founding fathers of the Jewish faith: Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Their wives, Sarah, Rebekah, and Rachel, were called the Matriarchs
In the Bible, Jacob had two wives: Leah and Rachel. Leah bore him six sons, while Rachel had two sons. Rachel died giving birth to their second son, Benjamin. Leah's fate is not specifically mentioned after Jacob's death.