Genesis 29:16
And Lavan had two banot: the shem of the elder was Leah, and the shem of the younger was Rachel.
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
And Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.
In Context
17Leah had weak eyes; but Rachel was yafeh and lovely in form.
Cross References
Genesis 29:17Leah had weak eyes; but Rachel was yafeh and lovely in form.
Genesis 30:19And Leah conceived again, and bore Ya'akov ben shishi.
Genesis 33:2And he put the shefachot and their yeladim rishonah, and Leah and her yeladim acharonim, and Rachel and Yosef acharonim.
Genesis 46:15These are the Bnei Leah, which she bore unto Ya'akov in Paddan-Aram, with his bat Dinah; kol nefesh of his banim and his banot were thirty and three.
Ruth 4:11And kol HaAm that were in the sha'ar, and the zekenim, said, We are edim. Hashem make the isha haba'ah (the woman coming), + 4:11 See Gn 3:15; Isa 7:14 into thine bais + 4:11 i.e. Bais Dovid like Rachel and like Leah, which two did build the Bais Yisroel; and do thou worthily in Ephrat, and be famous in Beit-Lechem;
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 →