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Younger daughter of Laban, sister to Leah, and second wife of Jacob
A female given name
Second wife to Jacob
In the book of Genesis, one of Jacob's two wives. Jacob was forced to serve her father, Laban, for seven years to win her, but at the end of that time he was tricked into marrying her sister, Leah. He was then allowed to marry Rachel as well, in return for seven more years of labour. At first childless, Rachel eventually gave birth to Joseph, and she died giving birth to Benjamin
given name, female, from Hebrew
{i} female first name; (Biblical) 2nd wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin
* - A Christian angel, representing the Contemplative Life (source: John Ciardi's translation of The Inferno, pg 40) This fits, in that her life and death was important to Locke, and he would think about her much -- Crono & Dekar
Daughter of Laban, second and favorite wife of Jacob, mother of Joseph and Benjamin (Gen 29: 6-30; 30: 1-24; 35: 16-19) When Rachel fled her father's house with Jacob, she stole Laban's household gods (Gen 31: 32-35) Jeremiah prophesied that Rachel (Israel) would "weep for her children," which the author of Matthew's Gospel regarded as fulfilled when Herod slaughtered the children of Bethlehem (Jer 31: 15; Matt 2: 18; see also Ruth 4: 11)
(Old Testament) the second wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin
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) He served Laban fourteen years for her, so deep was Jacob's affection for her She was the mother of Joseph (Gen 30: 22-24) Afterwards, on Jacob's departure from Mesopotamia, she took with her her father's teraphim (31: 34, 35) As they journeyed on from Bethel, Rachel died in giving birth to Benjamin (35: 18, 19), and was buried "in the way to Ephrath, which is Bethlehem And Jacob set a pillar upon her grave" Her sepulchre is still regarded with great veneration by the Jews Its traditional site is about half a mile from Jerusalem

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Rachel Carson
a US scientist who worked in marine biology (=the study of the creatures and plants that live in the sea) . She wrote several books, including Silent Spring, and she was one of the first people to realize that pesticides (=chemicals for protecting crops from insects) were damaging the environment (1907-64). born May 27, 1907, Springdale, Pa., U.S. died April 14, 1964, Silver Spring, Md. U.S. biologist and science writer. Carson trained as a marine biologist and had a long career at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The Sea Around Us (1951) won a National Book Award. Her prophetic Silent Spring (1962), about the dangers of pesticides in the food chain, is regarded as the seminal work in the history of the environmental movement, which in some respects can be seen to date from its publication
Rachel Louise Carson
born May 27, 1907, Springdale, Pa., U.S. died April 14, 1964, Silver Spring, Md. U.S. biologist and science writer. Carson trained as a marine biologist and had a long career at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The Sea Around Us (1951) won a National Book Award. Her prophetic Silent Spring (1962), about the dangers of pesticides in the food chain, is regarded as the seminal work in the history of the environmental movement, which in some respects can be seen to date from its publication
Rachel's Tomb
location near Bethlehem that is believed to be the burial site of the Biblical Rachel
Tomb of Rachel
area in Bethlehem where legend claims that Rachel is buried
rachel

    الواصلة

    Ra·chel

    التركية النطق

    reyçıl

    النطق

    /ˈrāʧəl/ /ˈreɪʧəl/

    علم أصول الكلمات

    () From Hebrew רָחֵל, "ewe"
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