| − | '''Leah''' ([[Hebrew]]''' לֵאָה ''') is Jacob's first wife, daughter of [[Laban]], and the mother of six of the twelve sons of [[Jacob]]. Although Jacob loved [[Rachel]] and agreed to work seven years to marry her, Laban tricked Jacob into marrying Leah instead and so Jacob ended up married to both of them after working another seven years. Later on, Rachel and Leah come into conflict over Jacob's affections. Leah's sons were [[Reuben]], [[Simeon]], [[Levi]], [[Judah]], [[Issachar]], and [[Zebulun]]. | + | '''Leah''' ([[Hebrew]]''' לֵאָה ''') is Jacob's first wife, daughter of [[Laban]], and the mother of six of the twelve sons of [[Jacob]] as told in the book of [[Genesis]]. Although Jacob loved [[Rachel]] and agreed to work seven years to marry her, Laban tricked Jacob into marrying Leah instead and so Jacob ended up married to both of them after working another seven years. Later on, Rachel and Leah come into conflict over Jacob's affections. Leah's sons were [[Reuben]], [[Simeon]], [[Levi]], [[Judah]], [[Issachar]], and [[Zebulun]]. |
| | She also had a daughter, [[Dinah]], although may have had others going with the Hebrew custom of tracing male children but not female unless they had their own noteworthy story. | | She also had a daughter, [[Dinah]], although may have had others going with the Hebrew custom of tracing male children but not female unless they had their own noteworthy story. |