People of the Bible

Leah, daughter of Laban

The name Leah means “weary; tired.” Leah is mentioned in 32 verses of the Bible, first in Genesis 29:16.

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Who was Leah?

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), and was buried in the cave of Machpelah (49:31).

Biography adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain, linked via Theographic Bible Metadata.

Key verses about Leah

  • Genesis 29:16

    And Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.

  • Genesis 29:17

    Leah was tender eyed; but Rachel was beautiful and well favoured.

  • Genesis 29:30

    And he went in also unto Rachel, and he loved also Rachel more than Leah, and served with him yet seven other years.

  • Genesis 29:31

    And when the Lord saw that Leah was hated, he opened her womb: but Rachel was barren.

  • Genesis 34:1

    And Dinah the daughter of Leah, which she bare unto Jacob, went out to see the daughters of the land.

  • Genesis 49:31

    There they buried Abraham and Sarah his wife; there they buried Isaac and Rebekah his wife; and there I buried Leah.

Timeline of Leah's life

DateEvent
1757 BCBirth of Reuben
1756 BCBirth of Simeon
1755 BCBirth of Levi
1754 BCBirth of Judah
1751 BCBirth of Issachar
1750 BCBirth of Zebulon
1749 BCBirth of Dinah
All 32 verses mentioning Leah