Saturday, 23 January 2010

QUEEN OF DIAMONDS- Rachel



Rachel is first mentioned in the Bible in Genesis 29 when Jacob happens upon her as she is watering her flock of sheep. He had traveled a great distance to find his mother’s brother, Laban. Rebekah had sent him there to be safe from his furious twin brother.

During Jacob's stay he fell in love with Rachel, so much so that he bargained with Laban to work seven years in return for her hand in marriage. The Bible says that he was so in love that it seemed as though only a few days had passed. The day of the wedding finally arrived. The bride was veiled and the night was dark, but in the morning, Jacob woke up to the truth. Leah, Rachel’s older sister had been substituted for Rachel. The Bible says that “Rachel was lovely in form and beautiful” but that “Leah had weak eyes.” When Jacob awoke after his first night of marriage, and discovered the trick, he was understandably angry. Laban excused the deception by saying that it was tradition that the older sister marry first. He assured Jacob that after his wedding week was finished, he could have Rachel for his wife too – and then work another seven years as payment for her.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachel

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