Leah
Also known as: Judah's unnamed mother (Chapter 043) · Family: Israelites · Role: Joseph's aunt · First appears: Joseph Resists Temptation
Leah was Jacob’s wife and the mother of Simon, Judah, and Issachar. Judah said she named him in thanks to the Lord for giving her a fourth son.
After Rachel offered Leah her Jacob for a night in exchange for the dudaim, Leah bore Issachar. He said he was named for “the reward Rachel had given to my mother.” Leah was also identified as Joseph’s aunt.
Relationship record
Life events
- In Issachar's testament, Issachar was born to Leah after Rachel offered her Jacob for a night in exchange for the dudaim.(Issachar'S Singleness Of Heart)
Joseph Resists Temptation
- younger kin: Joseph “and that of his aunt Leah”
Simon'S Admonition Against Envy
- child: Simon “my mother Leah called me Simon”
Judah Warns Against Greed And Unchastity
- child: Judah “I was the fourth son begotten by my father, and my mother called me Judah, saying, 'I thank the Lord that He hath given me a fourth son.'”
Issachar'S Singleness Of Heart
- child: Issachar “Then Leah bore me, and I was called Issachar, on account of the reward Rachel had given to my mother.”
- married with Jacob “Is it a small matter that thou hast taken away my husband?”
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Extracted from the original text of The Legends of the Jews, Volume II. Made with Rho MD.