Genesis 29:16 Cross References - Brenton

¹⁶ Now Laban had two daughters, the name of the elder was Lea, and the name of the younger, Rachel.

¹⁷ And the eyes of Lea were weak. But Rachel was beautiful in appearance, and exceedingly fair in countenance.

²⁵ And it was morning, and behold it was Lea; and Jacob said to Laban, What is this that thou hast done to me? did I not serve thee for Rachel? and wherefore hast thou deceived me? ²⁶ And Laban answered, It is not done thus in our country, to give the younger before the elder. ²⁷ Fulfil then her sevens, and I will give to thee her also in return for thy labour, which thou labourest with me, yet seven other years. ²⁸ And Jacob did so, and fulfilled her sevens; and Laban gave him his daughter Rachel to wife. ²⁹ And Laban gave to his daughter his handmaid Balla, for a handmaid to her. ³⁰ And he went in to Rachel; and he loved Rachel more than Lea; and he served him seven other years. ³¹ And when the Lord God saw that Lea was hated, he opened her womb; but Rachel was barren. ³² And Lea conceived and bore a son to Jacob; and she called his name, Ruben; saying, Because the Lord has looked on my humiliation, and has given me a son, now then my husband will love me.

¹⁹ And Lea conceived again, and bore Jacob a sixth son.

⁴ And Jacob sent and called Lea and Rachel to the plain where the flocks were.

² And he put the two handmaidens and their children with the first, and Lea and her children behind, and Rachel and Joseph last.

²³ The sons of Lea, the first-born of Jacob; Ruben, Symeon, Levi, Judas, Issachar, Zabulon.

¹⁵ These are the sons of Lea, which she bore to Jacob in Mesopotamia of Syria, and Dina his daughter; all the souls, sons and daughters, thirty-three.

³¹ There they buried Abraam and Sarrha his wife; there they buried Isaac, and Rebecca his wife; there they buried Lea;

¹¹ And all the people who were in the gate said, We are witnesses: and the elders said, The Lord make thy wife who goes into thy house, as Rachel and as Lia, who both together built the house of Israel, and wrought mightily in Ephratha, and there shall be a name to thee in Bethleem.