Genesis 29:16
Genesis · Old Testament · Chapter 29
“And Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.”Genesis 29:16
What Does Genesis 29:16 Mean?
Genesis 29:16 is found in the book of Genesis, chapter 29, verse 16 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 9 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (9)
These passages are connected to Genesis 29:16 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Genesis 49:31“There they buried Abraham and Sarah his wife; there they buried Isaac and Rebekah his wife; and there I buried Leah.”Ruth 4:11“And all the people that were in the gate, and the elders, said, We are witnesses. The LORD make the woman that is come into thine house like Rachel and like Leah, which two did build the house of Israel: and do thou worthily in Ephratah, and be famous in Bethlehem:”Genesis 29:17“Leah was tender eyed; but Rachel was beautiful and well favoured.”Genesis 29:25“And it came to pass, that in the morning, behold, it was Leah: and he said to Laban, What is this thou hast done unto me? did not I serve with thee for Rachel? wherefore then hast thou beguiled me?”Genesis 30:19“And Leah conceived again, and bare Jacob the sixth son.”Genesis 31:4“And Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to the field unto his flock,”Genesis 35:23“The sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun:”Genesis 46:15“These be the sons of Leah, which she bare unto Jacob in Padanaram, with his daughter Dinah: all the souls of his sons and his daughters were thirty and three.”Genesis 33:2“And he put the handmaids and their children foremost, and Leah and her children after, and Rachel and Joseph hindermost.”
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