Leah was tender eyed; but Rachel was beautiful and well favoured.
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Interpretation
During the month that Jacob spent as a guest, he was not idle. Wherever we are, it is good to employ ourselves in some useful business.
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This thought runs through Genesis 29:17-20.
Glossary
- Rachel Person
- Ewe, “the daughter”, “the somewhat petulant, peevish, and self-willed though beautiful younger daughter” of Laban, and one of Jacob’s wives ( Gen. 29:6 , 28).
- Leah Person
- Weary, the eldest daughter of Laban, and sister of Rachel ( Gen. 29:16 ). Jacob took her to wife through a deceit of her father ( Gen. 29:23 ). She was “tender-eyed” (17).