Rachel

Rachel
רָחֵל
Jacob and Rachel (1625) by Tanzio da Varallo
Born
Died
Canaan
(present-day Israel)
Resting placeRachel's Tomb, Bethlehem
SpouseJacob (cousin/brother-in-law/husband)
Children
  • Benjamin (son/third cousin/fourth cousin)
  • Joseph (son/third cousin/fourth cousin)
Parent
Relatives
See list
  • Leah (sister)
  • Isaac (father-in-law)
  • Rebecca (aunt/mother-in-law)
  • Esau (cousin/brother-in-law)
  • Reuben (nephew/third cousin/fourth cousin/stepson)
  • Simeon (nephew/third cousin/fourth cousin/stepson)
  • Levi (nephew/third cousin/fourth cousin/stepson)
  • Judah (nephew/third cousin/fourth cousin/stepson)
  • Dan (third cousin/fourth cousin/stepson)
  • Naphtali (third cousin/fourth cousin/stepson)
  • Gad (third cousin/fourth cousin/stepson)
  • Asher (third cousin/fourth cousin/stepson)
  • Issachar (nephew/third cousin/fourth cousin/stepson)
  • Zebulun (nephew/third cousin/fourth cousin/stepson)
  • Dinah (niece/third cousin/fourth cousin/stepdaughter)
  • Asenath (daughter-in-law)
  • Manasseh (grandson)
  • Ephraim (grandson)

Rachel (Hebrew: רָחֵל, romanizedRāḥēl, lit.'ewe')[1] was a Biblical figure, the favorite of Jacob's two wives, and the mother of Joseph and Benjamin, two of the twelve progenitors of the tribes of Israel. Rachel's father was Laban. Her older sister was Leah, Jacob's first wife. Her aunt Rebecca was Jacob's mother.[2]

  1. ^ Bible Hub
  2. ^ "Rachel", Jewish Virtual Library

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