Bible Verses About Rachel

While he was still speaking with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep, because she took care of them.

When Ya'akov saw Rachel the daughter of Lavan his mother's brother, and the sheep of Lavan his mother's brother, Ya'akov went up and rolled the stone away from the opening of the well and watered the flock of Lavan his mother's brother.

Ya'akov kissed Rachel and wept aloud.

Ya'akov told Rachel that he was her father's relative, and that he was Rivkah's son; and she ran and told her father.

Lavan said to him, "Why should you work for me for nothing, just because you are my relative? Tell me how much I should pay you."

Now Lavan had two daughters; the name of the older was Le'ah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.

Le'ah's eyes were weak; but Rachel was good-looking, with beautiful features.

Ya'akov had fallen in love with Rachel and said, "I will work for you seven years in exchange for Rachel your younger daughter."

Lavan answered, "Better that I give her to you than to someone else; stay with me."

So Ya'akov worked seven years for Rachel, and it seemed only a few days to him, because he was so much in love with her.

Ya'akov said to Lavan, "Give me my wife, since my time is finished, so that I can start living with her."

Lavan gathered all the men of the place and gave a banquet.

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.

Finish the marriage week of this one, and we'll give you the other one also in exchange for the work you will do for me during yet another seven years."

Ya'akov agreed to this, so he finished her week, and Lavan gave him his daughter Rachel as his wife.

Lavan also gave to his daughter Rachel his slave-girl Bilhah as her slave-girl.

So not only did Ya'akov go in and sleep with Rachel, but he also loved Rachel more than Le'ah. Then he served Lavan another seven years.

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

When Rachel saw that she was not bearing children for Ya'akov, she envied her sister and said to Ya'akov, "Give me children, or I will die!"

This made Ya'akov angry at Rachel; he answered, "Am I in God's place? He's the one who is denying you children."

She said, "Here is my maid Bilhah. Go, sleep with her, and let her give birth to a child that will be laid on my knees, so that through her I too can build a family."

So she gave him Bilhah her slave-girl as his wife, and Ya'akov went in and slept with her.