["Leah[a] (/ ˈliːə /) appears in the Hebrew Bible as one of the two wives of the Biblical patriarch Jacob. Leah was Jacob's first wife, and the older sister of his second (and favored) wife Rachel. She is the", "At first Leah appears to be negative, weak and pale. But the more we dig, the more we learn and come to appreciate Leah, her strength, her quiet inspiration and her unending devotion.", "Who was Leah in the Bible? Leah was the eldest daughter of Laban, who lived in the region of Haran (Genesis 29:16-17). Together with her younger sister Rachel, Leah was part of the extended family of", "Leah was the daughter of Laban, the sister of Rachel, a wife of Jacob, and the mother of seven of Jacob’s children. Leah’s first mention in the Bible comes in the story of Jacob.", "The name Leah, in Hebrew, has been the subject of much scholarly discussion over the centuries. Scholars have noted that the name Leah can be associated with weariness or delicate", "Leah, in the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament), primarily in Genesis, first wife of Jacob (later Israel) and the traditional ancestor of 5 of the 12 tribes of Israel."]