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Rachel
Holman Bible Dictionary
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In flight from his brother, Esau, Jacob met her when Rachel brought the sheep to water. She immediately become the object of his attention. See Jacob .
Two Old Testament passages outside Genesis name Rachel. Ruth 4:11 calls her one who built up the house of Israel. Jeremiah 31:15 refers to her weeping over children being taken in Exile. Matthew ( Jeremiah 2:18 ) cited Jeremiah's reference of weeping in connection with Herod's order to kill male children under two.
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These dictionary topics are from the Holman Bible Dictionary, published by Broadman & Holman, 1991. All rights reserved. Used by permission of Broadman & Holman.
These dictionary topics are from the Holman Bible Dictionary, published by Broadman & Holman, 1991. All rights reserved. Used by permission of Broadman & Holman.
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Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Rachel'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hbd/r/rachel.html. 1991.
Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Rachel'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hbd/r/rachel.html. 1991.
