(Leah)“let him [God] be praised” Rachel finally conceives and has a son, Joseph. Asher In the morning, Jacob assembled his four wives and 11 sons, placing the maidservants and their children in front, Leah and her children next, and Rachel and Joseph in the rear. Beloved wife of Avram Jacob for 28 years. When first we read the sidra of Vayetzei we see the powerful chemistry between … Every one that is not speckled or spotted among the goats, or black among the lambs, if found with me, will be considered stolen.” 34 Laban said, “[x]Good, let it be according to your word.” 35 So he removed on that day the striped or spotted male goats, and all the speckled or spotted female goats, every one with white on it, and all the black ones among the sheep, and put them in the [y]care of his sons. Jacob and Rachel proved to be a very good example of a love marriage. 8. When Jacob met Rachel he kissed her and “lifted up his voice, and wept” (Genesis 29:11). Zebulun Issachar (Leah) “man of hire” 10. And it came about, when Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban his mother’s brother, and the sheep of Laban his mother’s brother, that Jacob went up, and rolled the stone from the mouth of the well, and watered the flock of Laban his mother’s brother” (Gen. 29:9, 10). Rachel Jacob. 4) Judah was the next. Joseph is easily the best known of the 12 sons (and was the favorite of Jacob: Gen 37:3-4), being mentioned in 16 chapters in Genesis (between Ch. (Leah)“man of hire” Onan disobeyed, so God killed him too (Gen 38:6-10). Cherished Safta of Teddy, Orly (Lidor), Liel, Bryan (Alex), and Andrew. She became pregnant, and gave birth to twins (Gen 38:27-30). Those who hold to this view suggest that if Jacob's first child was born in the first year of his second period of service, and if the other births followed in the order in which they are enumerated in chapter 30, it is impossible that Leah could have borne her six sons and one daughter and Rachel could have borne afterwards Joseph by the end of the period, so that the new contract could be made at the beginning … 17 God listened to Leah, and she conceived and bore Jacob a fifth son. In Canaan, Rachel gave birth to Jacob's final son, Benjamin, but, tragically, she died in childbirth. (Genesis 31:19-20 ) Jones records that the phrase "born to him in Padan-aram" that appears after the listing of Jacob's sons (Genesis 35:26 ) can also mean "engendered by him in Padan-aram." Joseph became the slave of Potiphar a very high official in Egypt. The 12 Sons/Tribes The names of the his 12 sons reflect this tug of war between the sisters and contain prophecies to be fulfilled hundreds of years later. Genesis 35:25 Context. But the marriage of Jacob and Rachel does not end “happily ever after.”When Jacob left Padanaram1 20 years later, he had gained great wealth through rais-ing cattle, sheep, and goats. When Laban caught up with them, he searched for the idols, but Rachel had hidden the statues under her camel's saddle. For the daughters will call me happy! 10 When Jacob saw Rachel daughter of his uncle Laban, and Laban’s sheep, he went over and rolled the stone away from the mouth of the well and watered his uncle’s sheep. Tribe of Benjamin: Adhered for a Time to the House of Saul Against David. If you will do this one thing for me, I will again pasture and keep your flock: 32 let me pass through your entire flock today, removing from there every (T)speckled or spotted sheep and every black sheep among the lambs, and the spotted or speckled among the goats; and those shall be my wages. 13 Then Leah said, “[j]Happy am I! She told her father she was having her period, making her … A: You can find when each of the 12 sons was born in (Gen 29:31-30:24)(Gen 35:16-18). Simeon (Leah) “God hears” 3. 41 Moreover, whenever the stronger of the flock were mating, Jacob would place the rods in the sight of the flock in the drinking troughs, so that they would mate by the rods; 42 but when the flock was sickly, he did not put them in; so the sickly were Laban’s, and the stronger were Jacob’s. Shechem then begged his father to get her for him as a wife. According to tradition, his bones were buried at Shechem, oldest of the northern shrines (Joshua 24:32). Then Rachel said to Leah, “Please give me some of your son’s mandrakes.” 15 But she said to her, “Is it a small matter for you to take my husband? Gad (Zilpah) “good fortune” 8. The Sons of Jacob. 7. 14 Now in the days of wheat harvest Reuben went and found (J)mandrake fruits in the field, and brought them to his mother Leah. NASB, Zondervan NASB Study Bible, Red Letter Edition, NASB, Single-Column Reference Bible, Wide Margin, 1995 Text, Comfort Print, NASB, MacArthur Study Bible, Large Print: Holy Bible, New American Standard Bible, NASB, MacArthur Study Bible, 2nd Edition, Comfort Print: Unleashing God's Truth One Verse at a Time, NASB, Thinline Bible, Red Letter Edition, 1995 Text, Comfort Print, NASB, Thinline Bible, Large Print, Red Letter Edition, 1995 Text, Comfort Print. 12 He had told Rachel that he was a relative of her father and a son … 38 He set the rods which he had peeled in front of the flocks in the drinking troughs, that is, in the watering channels where the flocks came to drink; and they mated when they came to drink. Again, Rachel’s greed was … 6 Then Rachel said, “God has [d](H)vindicated me, and has indeed heard my voice and has given me a son.” Therefore she named him [e]Dan. Leah bears three more children, two sons and a daughter (Dina). and she called his name Gad. This family, with its sordid history of deceit, jealousy, and even murder, was the family God chose through which to make Himself known … (Zilpah)“good fortune” Rachel is first mentioned in the Hebrew Bible in Genesis 29 when Jacob happens upon her as she is about to water her father's flock. 10 And Leah’s slave Zilpah bore Jacob a son. 9. The Power Of Unconditional Love Gen 29:9-35 Joke: The teacher asked her class, "Which is more important to us-the sun or the moon." How could Leah have borne seven children and ... 64 Fourteen years Jacob marries Leah and Rachel 65 service for Reuben born 66 his wives … (Leah)“dwelling” After being sold into slavery, He was taken to Egypt, and was arrested for 2 years by Potiphar. Joseph was sold by his brothers into slavery in Egypt (Genesis 37). She was the second daughter of Laban, Rebekah 's brother, making Jacob her first cousin. All rights reserved. and she called his name Asher" (Gen. 30:9-13). As Jacob’s name became synonymous with all Israel, so that of Joseph was eventually equated with all the tribes that made up the northern kingdom. 3. The story of Jacob and Rachel ended tragically, as Rachel died giving birth to her second child, Benjamin. Joseph was the first son of Rachel and Jacob, and the 11th of Jacob’s 12 sons (Genesis 30:22-24). The 12 sons of Jacob are the 12 tribes of Israel. Benjamin: Son of Jacob by Rachel: Taken Into Egypt. Joseph is the titular protagonist of Joseph: King of Dreams. 5 Bilhah conceived and bore Jacob a son. 20 Then Leah said, “God has endowed me with a good gift; finally my husband [m]will acknowledge me as his wife, because I have borne him six sons.” So she named him Zebulun. Berean Study Bible Issachar Joseph, in the Old Testament, son of the patriarch Jacob and his wife Rachel. 22 Then (K)God remembered Rachel, and God listened to her and (L)opened her womb. Joseph did very well with God’s help. And Leah said, 'Happy am I!' He was the son of Leah, Jacob’s first wife. Tamar then disguised herself as a prostitute and talked Judah into sleeping with her (Gen 38:14-18). 33 So my [v]honesty will answer for me later, when you come concerning my [w]wages. 9 When Leah saw that she had stopped having children, she took her slave Zilpah and gave her to Jacob as a wife. 12 And Leah’s slave Zilpah bore Jacob a second son. In Genesis, chapter 34, a man named “Shechem” raped Dinah, the brother’s sister. New American Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995, 2020 by The Lockman Foundation. 9 While he was still talking with them, Rachel came with her father’s sheep, for she was a shepherd. Er married a wife named Tamar, but God killed Er because he was wicked. née Mandel (Sommer) With heavy hearts and tremendous sadness, the family of Rachel Jacob announces her peaceful passing on Wednesday, February 10, 2021. Shechem, as well as all of the men of their city could marry the daughters of the Israelites if they all underwent circumcision. Simeon 1) Reuben was Jacob’s firstborn. And Zilpah, Leah's handmaid, bare Jacob a son. The Bible says that this took place at sheep-shearing time, which is always in the springtime. So the final birth order of Jacob's thirteen children by these four women was: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Dan, Naphtali, Gad, Asher, Issachar, Zebulun, Dinah, Joseph, and Benjamin. (Bilhah)“my wrestling” Benjamin: Son of Jacob by Rachel: Prophecy Concerning. 1. referring to a ritual of adoption. They agreed, and on the third day after undergoing the ritual, while they were in pain and incapacitated, Simeon and Levi went to the city and killed every single male, and brought Dinah back home. Naphtali 10. 30 For you had little before [s]I came, and it has [t]increased to a multitude, and the Lord has blessed you [u]wherever I turned. Rachel “was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem). Benjamin was born on the road to Bethlehem, and therefore he must have been conceive… 8 So Rachel said, “With [f]mighty wrestling I have [g]wrestled with my sister, and I have indeed prevailed.” And she named him Naphtali. New American Standard Bible (NASB), I.e., Prob. The number of Jacob’s descendants through Rachel was fourteen. Jesus was descended from the tribe of Judah (Heb 7:14)(Rev 5:5). Rachel bore Joseph, then the entire clan left Laban's country to return to Isaac. 2) Simeon was next, and he was also a son of Leah. 2. Rebekah had sent him there to be safe from his angry twin brother, Esau. Benjamin 39 So the flocks mated by the rods, and the flocks delivered striped, speckled, and spotted offspring. 30 Now when Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no children, she became jealous of her sister; and she said to Jacob, “ Give me children, or else I die.” 2 Then Jacob’s anger burned against Rachel, and he said, “Am I in the place of God, who has withheld from you the fruit of the womb?” 3 She said, “ Here is my maid Bilhah, go in to her that she may bear on my knees, that through her I too may … 36 And he put a distance of three days’ journey between himself and Jacob, and Jacob fed the rest of Laban’s flocks. When the brothers heard the father begging Jacob to give her to Shechem for a wife, they were very angry, and came up with a plan. Leah bears Jacob four sons, but Rachel does not conceive and so gives her maidservant Bilhah as a concubine. 21 Afterward she gave birth to a daughter, and named her Dinah. 11 Then Jacob kissed Rachel and began to weep aloud. one of his sons was named benjamin. Jacob may have been a homebody, but he was no weakling. The Bible says, “God remembered Rachel. Naphtali (Bilhah) “my wrestling” 7. 26 Give me my wives and my children (P)for whom I have served you, and let me go; for you yourself know my service which I have [o]rendered you.” 27 But Laban said to him, “If [p]it pleases you at all, stay with me; I have determined by divination (Q)that the Lord has blessed me on your account.” 28 He [q]continued, “(R)Name me your wages, and I will give them.” 29 But Jacob said to him, “(S)You yourself know how I have served you and how your livestock have [r]fared with me. Zebulun (Leah) “dwelling” 11. ... even if he was only a son-in-law. 43 So (U)the man [ac]became exceedingly prosperous, and had large flocks, and female and male servants, and camels and donkeys. (Leah)“joined” Leah (Hebrew: לֵאָה‎ ‎ Lēʾā) is an important, albeit minor, character in Judeo-Christian literature, the unloved wife of the Biblical patriarch Jacob.Leah was Jacob's first wife, and the older sister of his second (and favored) wife Rachel.She is the mother of Jacob's first son Reuben.She has three more sons, namely Simeon, Levi and Judah, but does not bear another son until Rachel offers her a night with Jacob in … One day, The king had horrible dreams, Joseph interprets the dreams, and later became … Treasured and loving mother and mother-in-law of Bella and Benny Hirshenbaum, and Sharona and David Scholl. She called his name Benjamin, which means “son of my right hand.” At first sight, ordinarily, one is not likely to see anything of particular significance about these names of Jacob’s sons, taken in the order of their birth. The 12 Sons/Tribes (Mother) Name Means: 1. He listened to her and opened her womb. Bible Gateway is here to help with these FREE lessons. There is no doubt that Leah lived a hard life, and had every reason to … Benjamin: Son of Jacob by Rachel. 11. Years later, Joseph went on to become 2nd in command in all of Egypt, and save his brothers and father from starvation. Levi Tribe of Benjamin: Almost Annihilated for Protecting the … 37 Then Jacob [z]took fresh rods of poplar, almond, and plane trees, and peeled white stripes in them, exposing the white that was [aa]in the rods. This was the year in which Jacob fled in secret from Laban. Rachel bore Jacob a second son. 40 Then Jacob separated the lambs, and [ab]made the flocks face toward the striped and all the black in the flock of Laban; and he put his own herds apart, and did not put them with Laban’s flock. Benjamin: Son of Jacob by Rachel: Descendants of. Jacob had 12 sons. But now, when shall I provide for my own household also?” 31 So he said, “What shall I give you?” And Jacob said, “You shall not give me anything. Copyright © JesusAlive.cc All rights reserved. The Bible doesn't have to be daunting! Jacob’s love for Rachel has become famous, maybe for good reason. He had twelve sons and at least one daughter, by his two wives, Leah and Rachel, and by their maidservants Bilhah and Zilpah. Levi was important because it was from him that the priestly line of the Levites descended. (Leah)“God hears” 18 Then Leah said, “God has given me my [l]reward, because I gave my slave to my husband.” So she named him Issachar. Dan (Bilhah) “judge” 6. In the above summary, we learn that Jacob comes to the land of Haran and makes two separate 7 year contracts with Laban, in order to marry his daughter Rachel. 19 And Leah conceived again and bore a sixth son to Jacob. Jacob’s sons, including Joseph, are listed at the end of this page. And Leah said, 'Fortunate!' There are several stories from these sons that read like a “soap opera.” For example: Reuben, slept with Bilhah (Jacob’s concubine)(Gen 35:22)(Gen 49:3-4), the mother of his two brothers Dan and Naphtali (Gen 30:3-8)(Gen 35:25). These were the sons of Rachel who were born to Jacob--fourteen in all. 25 Now it came about, when Rachel had given birth to Joseph, that Jacob said to Laban, “(O)Send me away, so that I may go to my own place and to my own country. Some commentators cite this placement as proof that Jacob continued to favor Joseph over Leah's children, as presumably the rear position would have been safer from a frontal assault by Esau, which Jacob feared. The children named in Genesis were Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Dan, Naphtali, Gad, Asher, Issachar, Zebulun, daughter Dinah, Joseph, and Benjamin. What is the birth order of Jacob’s thirteen children? (Bilhah)“judge” 7 And Rachel’s slave Bilhah conceived again and bore Jacob a second son. Jacob married two wives one named Leah and the other Rachel. In the romance of Jacob, and Rachel, we see the unconditional love of Jacob. 4. Judah had two sons: Er and Onan. Then, all of the brothers returned and plundered the city, taking everything of value with them. I will list them in the order they were born (oldest to youngest), who their mother was, and what their name means. And would you take my son’s mandrakes also?” So Rachel said, “Therefore he may sleep with you tonight in return for your son’s mandrakes.” 16 When Jacob came in from the field in the evening, Leah went out to meet him and said, “You must have relations with me, for I have indeed hired you with my son’s mandrakes.” So he slept with her that night. Gad Because of this, he lost his birthright as the firstborn, with his father Israel giving it instead to the two sons of Joseph (1 Chr 5:1-2). ***Note: Jacob and Leah also had a daughter named Dinah (Gen 30:21). English Standard Version These are the sons of Rachel, who were born to Jacob—fourteen persons in all. Reuben (Leah) “behold a son” 2. (Leah) “behold a son” Reuben 22 And it came to pass, when Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father's concubine: and Israel heard it.Now the sons of Jacob were twelve: 23 The sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacob's firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun: 24 The sons of Rachel; Joseph, and Benjamin: 25 And the sons of Bilhah, Rachel's handmaid; Dan, and … Leah Is a Paragon of Gratitude. Joseph is the son of Jacob and Rachel, He has 11 brothers named, Judah, Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Issachar, Dan, Naphtali, Gad, Asher, Zebulun, and Benjamin. Judah then told his son Onan to marry Tamar so that there would be an heir. (Rachel)“may God add” Genesis 30 — Rachel vs. Leah and the names of the 12 sons of Israel Rachel envied her sister, Leah, and Leah hated Rachel because Ya’akov (Jacob) loved her. Bilhah conceives two sons then Leah gives Jacob her maidservant Zilpah who also has two sons. 30-50). Benjamin's mother was rachel. (Mother)Name Means Joseph For women (I)will call me happy.” So she named him [k]Asher. Judah (Leah) “let him [God] be praised” 5. After Jacob had fathered six sons by Leah, two by Rachel’s servant Bilhah, and two by Leah’s servant Zilpah (10 sons total, up to this point), Jacob’s most beloved wife Rachel also conceived and bore two more children to Jacob. And Zilpah Leah's handmaid bear Jacob a second son. Rachel named him Ben-Oni (“son of my trouble”), but Jacob renamed him Benjamin (“son of my right hand”). 3) Levi was the third of Jacob and Leah’s children. 23 So she conceived and gave birth to a son, and said, “God has (M)taken away my disgrace.” 24 And she named him Joseph, saying, “(N)May the Lord [n]give me another son.”. Those sons became the founders of the 12 tribes of Israel. Asher (Zilpah “happy” 9. One of the students answered, "The moon." (Rachel)“son of the right hand”. 5. And, of course, the most famous story of Joseph’s brothers selling him to slave traders, and then telling their dad he died. Judah Jacob had traveled a great distance to find Laban. Unbeknownst to Jacob, Rachel stole her father's household gods or teraphim. (Zilpah“happy” Dan 6. New Living Translation These were the sons of Rachel and Jacob. 12. Rachel probably conceived Benjamin in the spring of 2265 AM (1739 BC). It reminds us of the unconditional love that God has, and inspires us to love unconditionally. 30 Now when Rachel saw that (A)she had not borne Jacob any children, [a]she became jealous of her sister; and she said to Jacob, “(B)Give me children, or else I am going to die.” 2 Then Jacob’s anger burned against Rachel, and he said, “Am I in the place of God, who has (C)withheld from you the fruit of the womb?” 3 Then she said, “(D)Here is my female slave Bilhah: have relations with her that she may (E)give birth [b]on my knees, so that [c](F)by her I too may obtain a child.” 4 So (G)she gave him her slave Bilhah as a wife, and Jacob had relations with her. Tribe of Benjamin: A Thousand of, With Shimei Came to Meet David on his Return. 11 Then Leah said, “[h]How fortunate!” So she named him [i]Gad. Levi (Leah) “joined” 4.