Line of Judah

Line of Judah

Though Rachel was the beloved, it was Leah—the one with “weak eyes,” the one overlooked—who became the mother of Judah, the ancestor of Christ. From the very beginning, the story of Jacob, Leah, and Rachel is tangled with human schemes. Jacob tricked his brother Esau....
Beauty

Beauty

The story of Leah and Rachel, found in the Book of Genesis, describes how they were both daughters of Laban and wives of Jacob. The Bible portrays Rachel as physically beautiful, while Leah is described with “weak eyes” or less striking features, depending...