Bible Verses About Leah

In the evening he took Le'ah his daughter and brought her to Ya'akov, and he went in and slept with her.

Lavan also gave his slave-girl Zilpah to his daughter Le'ah as her slave-girl.

In the morning Ya'akov saw that he was with Le'ah, and he said to Lavan, "What kind of thing is this that you've done to me? Didn't I work for you for Rachel? Why have you deceived me?"

Lavan answered, "In our place that isn't how it's done, to give the younger daughter before the firstborn.

ADONAI saw that Le'ah was unloved, so he made her fertile, while Rachel remained childless.

Le'ah conceived and gave birth to a son, whom she named Re'uven [see, a son!], for she said, "It is because ADONAI has seen how humiliated I have been, but now my husband will love me."

She conceived again, gave birth to a son and said, "It is because ADONAI has heard that I am unloved; therefore he has given me this son also." So she named him Shim'on [hearing].

Once more she conceived and had a son; and she said, "Now this time my husband will be joined to me, because I have borne him three sons." Therefore she named him Levi [joining].

She conceived yet again, had a son and said, "This time I will praise ADONAI"; therefore she named him Y'hudah [praise]. Then she stopped having children.

When Le'ah saw that she had stopped having children, she took Zilpah her slave-girl and gave her to Ya'akov as his wife.

Zilpah Le'ah's slave-girl bore Ya'akov a son;

and Le'ah said, "Good fortune has come," calling him Gad [good fortune].

Zilpah Le'ah's slave-girl bore Ya'akov a second son;

and Le'ah said, "How happy I am! Women will say I am happy!" and called him Asher [happy].

God listened to Le'ah, and she conceived and bore Ya'akov a fifth son.

Le'ah said, "God has given me my hire, because I gave my slave-girl to my husband." So she called him Yissakhar [hire, reward].

Le'ah conceived again and bore a sixth son to Ya'akov.

Le'ah said, "God has given me a wonderful gift. Now at last my husband will live with me, since I have borne him six sons."And she called him Z'vulun [living together].

After this, she gave birth to a daughter and named her Dinah [controversy over rights].

putting the slave-girls and their children first, Le'ah and her children second, and Rachel and Yosef last.

Then he himself passed on ahead of them and prostrated himself on the ground seven times before approaching his brother.

'Esav ran to meet him, hugged him, threw his arms around his neck and kissed him; and they wept.

Esav looked up; on seeing the women and children, he asked, "Who are these with you?" Ya'akov answered, "The children God has graciously given to your servant."

Then the slave-girls approached with their children, and they prostrated themselves;

Le'ah too and her children approached and prostrated themselves; and last came Yosef and Rachel; and they prostrated themselves.