- two wives:
- "And Jacobª lovedª°¹ Rachel;ª and said,ª° I will serveª° thee sevenª yearsª for Rachelª thy youngerª daughter.ª" {Gen 29:18} + "And Jacobª servedª° sevenª yearsª for Rachel;ª and they seemedª¹ unto him [but] a fewª days,ª for the love¹ he had² to her." {Gen 29:20} + "And he went inª° also¹ unto¹ Rachel,ª and he lovedª° also¹¹ Rachelª more than Leah,ª¹ and servedª° with¹ him yet¹ sevenª otherª years.ª ... And when the LORDª sawª° that¹ Leahª [was] hated,ª° he openedª°¹ her womb:ª but Rachelª [was] barren.ª" {Gen 29:30-31} + "And she conceivedª° again,¹ and bareª° a son;ª and said,ª° Because¹ the LORDª hath heardª° that¹ I¹ [was] hated,ª° he hath therefore givenª° me¹ this¹ [son] also:¹ and she calledª° his nameª Simeon.ª" {Gen 29:33} + "And when the timeª was¹ that Elkanahª offered,ª° he gaveª° to Peninnahª his wife,ª and to all¹ her sonsª and her daughters,ª portions:ª ... But unto Hannahª he gaveª° aª worthyª portion;ª for¹ he lovedª°¹ Hannah:ª but the LORDª had shut upª° her womb.ª" {1Sm 1:4-5}
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