Genesis 29:30
Then Jacob took Rachel as his wife, and his love for her was greater than his love for Leah; and he went on working for Laban for another seven years.
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29And Laban gave Rachel his servant-girl Bilhah to be her waiting-woman.
31Now the Lord, seeing that Leah was not loved, gave her a child; while Rachel had no children.
Cross References
Genesis 29:20And Jacob did seven years' work for Rachel; and because of his love for her it seemed to him only a very little time.
Genesis 30:25Now after the birth of Joseph, Jacob said to Laban, Let me go away to my place and my country.
Genesis 31:41These twenty years I have been in your house; I was your servant for fourteen years because of your daughters, and for six years I kept your flock, and ten times was my payment changed.
Genesis 44:27And our father said to us, You have knowledge that my wife gave me two sons;
1 Samuel 18:17And Saul said to David, Here is my oldest daughter Merab, whom I will give you for your wife: only be strong for me, fighting in the Lord's wars. For Saul said, Let it not be through me that his fate comes to him, but through the Philistines.
Matthew 6:24No man is able to be a servant to two masters: for he will have hate for the one and love for the other, or he will keep to one and have no respect for the other. You may not be servants of God and of wealth.
Matthew Henry on Genesis 29:16-31
Jacob's Marriage. ( b. c. 1753.) 15 And Laban said unto Jacob, Because thou art my brother, shouldest thou therefore serve me for nought? tell me, what shall thy wages be? 16 And Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel. 17 Leah was tender eyed; but Rachel was beautiful and well favoured. 18 And Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter. 19 And Laban said, It is better that I give her to thee, than that I… Read the whole commentary →