Rachel
Rachel (favored wife of Jacob)
Rachel was the favored wife of Jacob and the mother of Joseph and Benjamin, two of the twelve tribes of Israel. She is known for her beauty and for being the beloved wife of Jacob, who worked many years to marry her. Rachel's story is one of love, rivalry, and motherhood, as she struggled with infertility while her sister Leah bore many children.
Associations
- Associated with Ruth (Ruth 4:11)
- Child of Laban (Genesis 29:6)
- Leader of Bilhah (Genesis 29:29)
- Married to Jacob (Genesis 29:28)
- Parent of Joseph (Genesis 30:24)
Family
graph TD;
style person/rachel fill:#2fa4e7,stroke:#333,stroke-width:4px;
person/dinah(["Dinah"])
person/dan(["Dan"])
person/rachel(["Rachel"])
person/asher(["Asher"])
person/laban(["Laban"])
person/naphtali(["Naphtali"])
person/nahor(["Nahor"])
person/judah(["Judah"])
person/bilhah(["Bilhah"])
person/isaac(["Isaac"])
person/jacob(["Jacob"])
person/zilpah(["Zilpah"])
person/gad(["Gad"])
person/simeon(["Simeon"])
person/reuben(["Reuben"])
person/joseph(["Joseph"])
person/bethuel(["Bethuel"])
person/zebulun(["Zebulun"])
person/rebekah(["Rebekah"])
person/leah(["Leah"])
person/issachar(["Issachar"])
person/levi(["Levi"])
click person/dinah "../../person/dinah/"
click person/dan "../../person/dan/"
click person/rachel "../../person/rachel/"
click person/asher "../../person/asher/"
click person/laban "../../person/laban/"
click person/naphtali "../../person/naphtali/"
click person/nahor "../../person/nahor/"
click person/judah "../../person/judah/"
click person/bilhah "../../person/bilhah/"
click person/isaac "../../person/isaac/"
click person/jacob "../../person/jacob/"
click person/zilpah "../../person/zilpah/"
click person/gad "../../person/gad/"
click person/simeon "../../person/simeon/"
click person/reuben "../../person/reuben/"
click person/joseph "../../person/joseph/"
click person/bethuel "../../person/bethuel/"
click person/zebulun "../../person/zebulun/"
click person/rebekah "../../person/rebekah/"
click person/leah "../../person/leah/"
click person/issachar "../../person/issachar/"
click person/levi "../../person/levi/"
person/jacob -->|parent of| person/dinah
person/leah <-->|married to| person/jacob
person/jacob -->|parent of| person/joseph
person/bilhah <-->|married to| person/jacob
person/nahor .->|ancestor of| person/laban
person/rebekah -->|related to| person/laban
person/jacob -->|parent of| person/issachar
person/jacob -->|parent of| person/naphtali
person/jacob -->|parent of| person/zebulun
person/rebekah -->|parent of| person/jacob
person/jacob -->|parent of| person/reuben
person/jacob -->|parent of| person/levi
person/laban -->|parent of| person/rachel
person/bethuel -->|parent of| person/laban
person/jacob -->|parent of| person/asher
person/rachel -->|parent of| person/joseph
person/rachel <-->|married to| person/jacob
person/jacob -->|parent of| person/gad
person/isaac -->|parent of| person/jacob
person/jacob -->|parent of| person/judah
person/jacob -->|parent of| person/simeon
person/laban -->|parent of| person/leah
person/jacob -->|parent of| person/dan
person/zilpah <-->|married to| person/jacob
Social / political
graph TD;
style person/rachel fill:#2fa4e7,stroke:#333,stroke-width:4px;
person/rachel(["Rachel"])
person/bilhah(["Bilhah"])
click person/rachel "../../person/rachel/"
click person/bilhah "../../person/bilhah/"
person/rachel -->|leader of| person/bilhah
Textual / symbolic
graph TD;
style person/rachel fill:#2fa4e7,stroke:#333,stroke-width:4px;
person/ruth(["Ruth"])
person/rachel(["Rachel"])
place/bethlehem(["Bethlehem"])
object/barley(["barley"])
place/ephrathah(["Ephrathah"])
object/bread(["bread"])
group/moabite(["Moabite"])
role/worthy_woman(["worthy woman"])
theme/humility(["humility"])
object/wine_vinegar(["wine vinegar"])
person/judah(["Judah"])
object/wheat(["wheat"])
theme/leaving_family(["leaving family"])
object/wing(["wing"])
person/tamar(["Tamar"])
group/israelite(["Israelite"])
object/feet(["feet"])
object/grain(["grain"])
being/yahweh(["Yahweh"])
person/leah(["Leah"])
person/perez(["Perez"])
object/field(["field"])
click person/ruth "../../person/ruth/"
click person/rachel "../../person/rachel/"
click place/bethlehem "../../place/bethlehem/"
click object/barley "../../object/barley/"
click place/ephrathah "../../place/ephrathah/"
click object/bread "../../object/bread/"
click group/moabite "../../group/moabite/"
click role/worthy_woman "../../role/worthy_woman/"
click theme/humility "../../theme/humility/"
click object/wine_vinegar "../../object/wine_vinegar/"
click person/judah "../../person/judah/"
click object/wheat "../../object/wheat/"
click theme/leaving_family "../../theme/leaving_family/"
click object/wing "../../object/wing/"
click person/tamar "../../person/tamar/"
click group/israelite "../../group/israelite/"
click object/feet "../../object/feet/"
click object/grain "../../object/grain/"
click being/yahweh "../../being/yahweh/"
click person/leah "../../person/leah/"
click person/perez "../../person/perez/"
click object/field "../../object/field/"
person/ruth <.->|associated with| object/barley
person/ruth <.->|associated with| person/tamar
object/field <.->|associated with| person/ruth
person/ruth <.->|associated with| person/leah
person/ruth <.->|associated with| group/moabite
person/ruth <.->|associated with| object/wheat
role/worthy_woman <.->|associated with| person/ruth
place/bethlehem <.->|associated with| person/ruth
person/ruth <.->|associated with| object/grain
person/ruth <.->|associated with| person/rachel
object/bread <.->|associated with| person/ruth
person/ruth <.->|associated with| group/israelite
person/ruth -->|example of| theme/humility
person/ruth <.->|associated with| object/wine_vinegar
person/judah <.->|associated with| person/ruth
place/ephrathah <.->|associated with| person/ruth
person/ruth <.->|associated with| object/wing
being/yahweh <.->|associated with| person/ruth
person/ruth <.->|associated with| person/perez
person/ruth -->|example of| theme/leaving_family
object/feet <.->|associated with| person/ruth