Person
Leah
Mentioned in 32 verses across 2 books, first in Ruth 4:11. The verses below are the ones linked to this person (the Theographic dataset, with our sourced corrections).
In the Bible
All 1 verse in Ruth, in Bible order. Text from the Berean Standard Bible; verse numbers follow the KJV.
Ruth
- Ruth 4:11
“We are witnesses,” said the elders and all the people at the gate. “May the LORD make the woman entering your home like Rachel and Leah, who together built up the house of Israel. May you be prosperous in Ephrathah and famous in Bethlehem.
Events
Events the dataset lists Leah as taking part in. Dates follow its Ussher–Jones reckoning (one of several traditional counts), not established history.
- c. 1758 BCBirth of Reuben
- c. 1757 BCBirth of Simeon
- c. 1756 BCBirth of Levi
- c. 1755 BCBirth of Judah
- c. 1752 BCBirth of Issachar
- c. 1751 BCBirth of Zebulon
- c. 1750 BCBirth of Dinah
Dictionary
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897), as attached to this record by Theographic. The entry is for the name and can describe more than one person who bore it. Easton wrote in 1897, and some of his views are now debated.
Read Easton’s entry
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). She bore to Jacob six sons (32-35), also one daughter, Dinah (30:21). She accompanied Jacob into Canaan, and died there before the time of the going down into Egypt ([Gen. 31](/gen#Gen.31)), and was buried in the cave of Machpelah (49:31).