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In all the translations I checked (Genesis 29:27; NIV, NASB, KJV, ESV, YLT), it seems that Laban, not Jacob initiated the proposition to have Jacob work another seven years for Rachel. The article says "Jacob offers to work another seven years for Rachel, and after the week-long celebration of his marriage to Leah, marries Rachel as well." I think this is may mislead readers to think that Jacob initiated the proposition. So I am going to go ahead and edit the article to reflect Laban's initiation. Of course, I don't know Hebrew and have not checked the Hebrew scriptures, so I may very well turn out to be wrong. JY.public 14:22, 16 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Concurrent marriage

The intro paragraph does not make it clear that Jacob is married to both Leah and Rebecca concurrently. To most modern readers, the phrase 'second wife' will imply that Leah died or was divorced from Jacob before he married again.207.69.137.8 14:55, 15 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Aden

Also...Who is Aden? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.204.229.151 (talk) 17:24, 18 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

(i am not much of a wiki user- hope i'm doing this right)-- this article, from the getgo, has major issues. I am removing the name "Aden" because, as the above comment suggests, there is no Biblical character names Aden. I am also adding some text to the paragraph under "Appearance," that presents Rabbinic interpretation as if it was fact. It is my position (debatable, i suppose), that when dealing with Biblical characters, only the text of the Hebrew original itself should be treated as authoritative. Any later interpretations should be noted as such.

I am not logged in, but my name is Samson-- wanderingstu@yahoo.com —Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.235.68.75 (talk) 02:59, 31 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Levy, Levi

Article currently reads: "Another notable factor to consider in Leah's offspring is that of the tribe of Levy ..."

Is "Levy" the same as "Levi" ...? If so, there should be a link to the Levi article, with disambiguation for the different spellings.

Karl gregory jones (talk) 18:17, 4 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Family tree

The family tree had Gad and Asher listed as sons of Leah and an error message of some sort in the box for Zilpah. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Digitamer2 (talk • contribs) 23:32, 24 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Poor Eyesight?

The NIV of the Bible (which I have just read) says in Genesis 29 verse 17: "Leah had weak eyes, but Rachel was lovely in form." My immediate impression is that Leah had poor eyesight, as well as being less physically attractive to Jacob than Rachel. Her father may have taken advantage of poor eyesight on her part to marry Leah to Jacob first, as Jacob spent his first married night together with her without her apparently noticing anything unattractive in Jacob, or it may have been a hidden but well-intended motive to ensure she would be looked after as a wife in older age. Have any Bible scholars gone on record to suggest she had eyesight problems?Cloptonson (talk) 06:32, 14 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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The meaning of Leah

Graceful Gazelle 136.33.184.77 (talk) 04:58, 19 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Bilhah as primary partner?

I have deleted the sentence claiming that after Rachel's death, Jacob took her handmaiden Bilhah as his primary partner. The statement was unsourced, and it is not supported by the Genesis account. Nikolaj1905 (talk) 19:49, 13 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]