# Leah

## Facts:

Leah was one of Jacob’s wives. She was the older sister of Rachel and the mother of six of Jacob’s sons: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun. She was also the mother of Jacob’s daughter Dinah.

* The book of Genesis tells the story of how Leah’s father Laban tricked Jacob into marrying her before marrying Rachel.
* God abundantly blessed Leah by giving her many children, even though her husband Jacob loved Rachel more than her.
* Leah is the ancestral mother of both King David and Jesus.

(Translation suggestions: [How to Translate Names](rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names))

(See also: [Jacob](../names/jacob.md), [Reuben](../names/reuben.md), [Simeon](../names/simeon.md), [Levi](../names/levite.md), [Judah](../names/judah.md), [Issachar](../names/issachar.md), [Zebulun](../names/zebulun.md), [Laban](../names/laban.md), [Rachel](../names/rachel.md), [twelve tribes of Israel](../other/12tribesofisrael.md))

## Bible References:

* [Genesis 29:17](rc://en/tn/help/gen/29/17)
* [Genesis 29:28](rc://en/tn/help/gen/29/28)
* [Genesis 31:6](rc://en/tn/help/gen/31/06)
* [Ruth 4:11](rc://en/tn/help/rut/04/11)

## Word Data:

* Strong’s: H3812
