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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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    () From Hebrew רָחֵל, "ewe"