Do you know who the Matriarchs of the 12 tribes of Israel were?
They were named Rachel and Leah, and their two handmaidens, Zilpah and Bilhah.
Here we focus on the two central women in Jacob's life; Rachel and Leah, the sisters he married.
When two women are married to the same man, it is easy to imagine the many problems that probably occur in this household, dysfunctionality being at the top of the list.
The story only gets better as you continue to read; the more you read, the more you discover what this story is all about.
Both Rachel and Leah are considered among the great women of the Bible.
If you go to the book of Ruth 4:11, you will see what the witnesses exclaimed to Boaz when he married Ruth; it says,
"And all the people that were in the gate, and the elders, said, We are witnesses. The ELOHIM 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:"
They were saying, may this woman be like Rachel and Leah and be a great blessing like these women. Leah, Rachel, and their two handmaidens bore the children that became the twelve tribes of Israel.
Here is the order of their birth:
Leah's first set of children:
• Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah.
Bilhah children:
•Dan, Naphtali
Zilpah children:
• Gad, Asher
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Leah's second set of children:
• Issachar, Zebulun, (Dinah).
Rachel children:
• Joseph and Benjamin.
Two wives, two handmaidens, twelve sons, and one daughter were born to Jacob.
It is a fantastic story, but there is a catch.
You will never lose interest in the story of Jacob and his two wives, and it will answer the question that has haunted many people over the centuries;
If Jacob hated Leah so much, why did he continue to have so many children with her?
This dramatic story is a real page-turner; romance, deception, and cruelty are just some words that describe this epic story.
Jacob pays for his bride and will more than prove his devotion and love for Rachel. But what about Leah?
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