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# Leah #
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## Facts: ##
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Leah was one of Jacob's wives. She was the mother of ten of Jacob's sons whose descendants were some of the twelve tribes of Israel.
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* Leah's father was Laban, who was the brother of Jacob's mother Rebekah.
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* Jacob didn't love Leah as much as he loved his other wife, Rachel, but God abundantly blessed Leah by giving her many children.
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* One of Leah's sons, Judah, was an ancestor of King David and Jesus.
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(Translation suggestions: [How to Translate Names](en/ta-vol1/translate/man/translate-names))
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(See also: [[../other/jacob.md]], [[../other/judah.md]], [[../other/laban.md]], [[../other/rachel.md]], [[../other/rebekah.md]], [[../other/12tribesofisrael.md]])
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## Bible References: ##
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* [Genesis 29:15-18](en/tn/gen/help/29/15)
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* [Genesis 29:28-30](en/tn/gen/help/29/28)
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* [Genesis 31:4-6](en/tn/gen/help/31/04)
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* [Ruth 04:11-12](en/tn/rut/help/04/11)
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