Nobody knows why, many people say he grew fond of her and grew to love her more than Rachel. However that is a theory.
Jacob requested to be buried with Leah because she was his first wife and the mother of six of his twelve sons. Despite his deep love for Rachel, he wanted to honor Leah's role in his family and the many years they spent together.
Because Rachel died in a distant location and it was decided not to transport her.
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.
In the Old Testament, Jacob's wives are Leah and Rachel. He also had two additional wives, Bilhah and Zilpah, who were handmaids of Leah and Rachel.
Jacob in the Old Testament did not commit adultery. He married two sisters, Rachel and Leah, but it was in accordance with the customs of his time and not considered adultery.
The mother of Joseph, son of Jacob, was Rachel. He was her first-born son.
Jacob's final request before he died, was to be buried in the cave in the field of Machpelah, in the land of Canaan, which his bought by his grandfather Abraham. He wanted to be buried there because his family was buried there. His grandfather Abraham and Sarah his grandmother, his father Isaac and his mother Rebekkah, and his wife (Jacob's) Leah.
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.
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.
Jacob's wives were Leah and Rachel. He also had two additional wives, Bilhah and Zilpah, who were handmaids of Leah and Rachel.
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.
In the Old Testament, Jacob's wives are Leah and Rachel. He also had two additional wives, Bilhah and Zilpah, who were handmaids of Leah and Rachel.
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.
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.
The man who deceived Jacob was Laban, his father-in-law. Laban tricked Jacob into marrying Leah instead of Rachel, whom Jacob loved. This deception led to Jacob having to work an additional seven years in order to marry Rachel.
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.>
Leah Rachel in 2007 film
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.
The Hebrew word means "ewe" or "lamb" ("sheep")