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Laban tricked Jacob into marrying Leah by giving her to Jacob instead of Rachel on their wedding night, as Jacob had intended. Laban did this by having Leah wear a veil and keeping her identity hidden until the morning, when it was revealed to Jacob that he had married Leah instead of Rachel.
Leah
In the book of Genesis Leah and rachel were Labans daughter, and Jacob worked for 14 years as dowry, first Laban gave the wrong daughter which Jacob wanted, so he worked another 7 years for rachels hand.
Short answer: Jacob worked 7 years for Laban before he married his two wives, Leah and Rachel.Long answer: Jacob worked 7 years to pay Rachel's bride price, but his father-in-law Laban tricked him into sleeping with Rachel's older sister Leah instead.When Jacob then confronted Laban about it (Genesis 29:25-27):"...And he said to Laban, What is this you have done to me? Did I not serve with you for Rachel? Why then have you tricked me?And Laban said, It must not be done so in our country, to give the younger before the first-born. Fulfill her week, and we will give you this one also for the service which you shall serve with me still another seven years."So Laban basically told Jacob, "Finish your honeymoon with Leah, and then I'll give you Rachel also."So the timeline was:Jacob is engaged to Rachel.Jacob serves Laban 7 years as her bride price.Laban tricks Jacob into marrying Leah instead.Jacob has a week-long honeymoon with Leah.Jacob marries Rachel, also.Jacob serves Laban another 7 years to pay for his second wife.
Jacob could not marry any of the mortals in the land, but was told to marry a cousin. Jacob's uncle Labon and his two cousins, Leah and Rachel, lived in the city of Haran. Journeying there, Jacob met and fell in love with Rachel. His uncle, Labon, promised to let Jacob marry her if he worked for him for seven years. When the seven years were up, Labon tricked Jacob into marrying Rachel's older sister, Leah, instead.
The Bible does not indicate her age but Jacob had to serve her father for 14 years before he could marry her - was tricked into marrying her sister Leah after 7 years of servitude. An approximate age would be mid to late 20s.
Jacob's wives were Leah and Rachel. He also had two additional wives, Bilhah and Zilpah, who were handmaids of Leah and Rachel.
AnswerIn Genesis chapter 28, Jacob is told that he can not marry any of the local people and must marry one of his uncle, Laban's two daughters, Rachel and Leah. In chapter 29, he meets Rachel and falls in love, but Laban tricks him into marrying Leah, but promises that Jacob can also marry Rachel if he works for Laban for seven years. Jacob loved Rachel more than Leah.
Her father
Jacob asked Laban for permission to marry his daughters, Leah and Rachel, in Genesis. He first worked for Laban for seven years to marry Rachel, but was tricked into marrying Leah instead. He then worked another seven years to marry Rachel as well.
Jacob's first wife was Leah.
Jacob's uncle was Laban. Laban tricked Jacob by giving him his older daughter Leah to marry instead of Rachel, whom Jacob loved. Jacob had to work an additional seven years to marry Rachel as well.