Who is Leah in the old testament in the Christian Bible?

Answer 1

Leah was the sister of Rachel and daughter of Laban whose grandfather, Nahor was Abraham's brother. Leah and Rachel married Jacob, son of Isaac, son of Abraham. Leah's aunty, Rebekah was Jacob's mother. Leah became Jacob's wife in deceptive circumstances when after working seven years for the hand of Rachel whom Jacob loved, Laban passed a veiled Leah off as Rachel. The swindle was not discovered until after the marriage. Leah had seven children to Jacob, six boys and one girl named Dinah. Her six sons she named: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar and Zebulun. Rachel had two sons which she called Joseph and Benjamin. Rachel died when Benjamin was born and was buried in her own tomb at Bethlehem. Both Leah and Rachel gave their personal hand-maidens to Jacob to wife. Bilhah and Zilpah had two sons each which were called Dan and Naphtali(Bilhah) and, Gad and Asher(Zilpah). These were to represent the twelve tribes of Israel until the two sons of Joseph, Ephraim and Manasseh were incorporated into the twelve and the tribe of Levi became the body of the Priesthood of Israel and their inheritance was in the Lord. Leah died and was buried with Abraham, Sarah, Isaac and Rebekah in the cave of Machpelah which Abraham purchased from the son of Zohar, the Hittite.>

Answer 2

Two daughters of Laban who married Jacob.

They were the two wives of Jacob, who gaves him his twelve sons and one daughter.

Answer 3

Genesis 29-35 is the bulk of the Leah-Rachel story.

Answer 4

She is one of the "Matriarchs," the most important women in early Judaism. Her story is contained in the book of Genesis, along with other Matriarchs like Sarah, Rebekah and Leah.

Answer 5

She was Jacob's wife.

Answer 6

One of Jacob's wives