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Jacob's two wives, his cousins, were called Leah and Rachel. These were Semitic names that are normally transliterated into English. Translated, Leah means "Wild Cow" and Rachel means "Ewe". Some conservative theologians prefer to see Leah as meaning "Weary", but this is unlikely.

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