10:16) but he did not tell him [his uncle] anything [] about [his being anointed for] the kingship. Esther, who was descended from Rachel, was similarly reticent(Esth. Tadshe, in Epstein, "Mi-admoniyyot ha-Yehudim," Supplement, p. This midrash uses a common date to connect various historical events. 14). Rachel Stevens shuts down ex-fianc Jeremy Edwards' claim she cheated You are your mothers son! (NLT) Jeremiah 31:15 speaks of Rachel "weeping for her children" who have been taken into exile. 8:6: For love is fierce as death (Tanhuma[ed. Gen. 33:2relates: putting the maids and their children first, Leah and her children next, and Rachel and Joseph last, to which the midrash comments: The more behind, the more beloved(Gen. Rabbah78:8). Jacob allowed Laban to search for the idols. These two reasons reveal the fact that, already at the instant of his first meeting with Rachel, Jacob realized that she was the woman meant for him. Rachel said: If Leah were not righteous, would she have given birth?(Gen. Rabbah71:6). The contention between the two women did not cease even after Rachels death, and arose again as regards the seniority of Jacobs sons: who would be considered the firstbornthe son of Leah, or of Rachel; and similarly, regarding the origin of Elijah, the harbinger of the Redemption. Thismidrashattributes a dual meaning to Gods statement: for there is a reward for your labor. Rachel acted in an extraordinary manner when she helped her sister to be married to Jacob and also when she prayed for her children. 14-15), Rachel's feelings were wounded, and she replied bitterly: "Jacob is not thy husband; he is mine. xxi., where the number 37 must be corrected to 36). Gen. 29tells of the first meeting between Jacob and Rachel at the well. Harvard Theological Review113, no. The most extreme description of Rachels act of self-sacrifice appears inLam. According to the "Sefer ha-Yashar" (section "Wayee," p. 46a, Leghorn, 1870), Rachel herself prayed God to give her children, and God finally answered her prayer. When his time came to take leave of the world, he summoned his sons, but he did not choose Joseph instead of Reuben. At the same time, they also illustrate the intricate and complex relationship betweenLeahand Rachel, the two sisters and the two wives of Jacob whose fate was intertwined.
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