Leah

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daughter of Laban (GEN 29:16) and wife of Jacob (GEN 29:23)

Lineage: God › Adam › Seth › Enos › Cainan › Mahalaleel › Jared › Enoch › Methuselah › Lamech › Noah › Shem › Arphaxad › Cainan › Salah › Eber › Peleg › Reu › Serug › Nahor › Terah › Nahor › Bethuel › Laban › Leah

Names

en Leah
weary; tired
en Leah · Also called · H3812 · GEN 29:16
[poss.] wild-cow; wild cow, gazelle; cow
he לֵאָ֔ה leah · H3812 · GEN 29:16
[poss.] wild-cow; wild cow, gazelle; cow
he לֵאָה · H3812
el Λεια Leia · GEN 29:16
bg Лия

Mentioned in (32)

Gen 29:16 Gen 29:17 Gen 29:23 Gen 29:24 Gen 29:25 Gen 29:30 Gen 29:31 Gen 29:32 Gen 30:9 Gen 30:10 Gen 30:11 Gen 30:12 Gen 30:13 Gen 30:14 Gen 30:16 Gen 30:17 Gen 30:18 Gen 30:19 Gen 30:20 Gen 31:4 Gen 31:14 Gen 31:33 Gen 33:1 Gen 33:2 Gen 33:7 Gen 34:1 Gen 35:23 Gen 35:26 Gen 46:15 Gen 46:18 Gen 49:31 Ruth 4:11

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Conditional birth estimate

Conditional birth bounds under generation assumptions; not attested parental ages, biological limits or a lifespan.

The anchors give incompatible conditional intervals. This calculation establishes no birth year.

Below are relatives with a selected birth year, the generations separating them, and the interval allowed by each anchor. Each relative’s page shows available dates and sources. The overall estimate uses the intersection of the allowed intervals.

Relative / anchor year	Generations	Conditional interval
Terah · 2125 BC Ancestor	4 25–130 years per generation	c. 2025 BC – 1605 BC
Haran · 2056 BC Ancestor	4 25–130 years per generation	c. 1956 BC – 1536 BC
Nahor · 2156 BC Ancestor	5 25–130 years per generation	c. 2031 BC – 1506 BC
Serug · 2186 BC Ancestor	6 25–130 years per generation	c. 2036 BC – 1406 BC
Reu · 2218 BC Ancestor	7 25–130 years per generation	c. 2043 BC – 1308 BC
Peleg · 2248 BC Ancestor	8 25–130 years per generation	c. 2048 BC – 1208 BC
Eber · 2282 BC Ancestor	9 25–130 years per generation	c. 2057 BC – 1112 BC
Salah · 2312 BC Ancestor	10 25–130 years per generation	c. 2062 BC – 1012 BC
Arphaxad · 2347 BC Ancestor	12 25–130 years per generation	c. 2047 BC – 787 BC
Shem · 2447 BC Ancestor	13 25–130 years per generation	c. 2122 BC – 757 BC
Noah · 2948 BC Ancestor	14 25–130 years per generation	c. 2598 BC – 1128 BC
Lamech · 3130 BC Ancestor	15 25–130 years per generation	c. 2755 BC – 1180 BC
Methuselah · 3317 BC Ancestor	16 25–130 years per generation	c. 2917 BC – 1237 BC
Enoch · 3382 BC Ancestor	17 25–130 years per generation	c. 2957 BC – 1172 BC
Jared · 3544 BC Ancestor	18 25–130 years per generation	c. 3094 BC – 1204 BC
Mahalaleel · 3609 BC Ancestor	19 25–130 years per generation	c. 3134 BC – 1139 BC
Cainan · 3679 BC Ancestor	20 25–130 years per generation	c. 3179 BC – 1079 BC
Cain · 4004 BC Ancestor	20 25–130 years per generation	c. 3504 BC – 1404 BC
Enos · 3769 BC Ancestor	21 25–130 years per generation	c. 3244 BC – 1039 BC
Adam · 4004 BC Ancestor	21 25–130 years per generation	c. 3479 BC – 1274 BC
Eve · 4005 BC Ancestor	21 25–130 years per generation	c. 3480 BC – 1275 BC
Seth · 3874 BC Ancestor	22 25–130 years per generation	c. 3324 BC – 1014 BC
Dinah · 1751 BC Descendant	1 20–45 years per generation	c. 1796 BC – 1771 BC
Issachar · 1753 BC Descendant	1 20–45 years per generation	c. 1798 BC – 1773 BC
Levi · 1748 BC Descendant	1 20–45 years per generation	c. 1793 BC – 1768 BC
Reuben · 1757 BC Descendant	1 20–45 years per generation	c. 1802 BC – 1777 BC
Simeon · 1758 BC Descendant	1 20–45 years per generation	c. 1803 BC – 1778 BC
Zebulun · 1752 BC Descendant	1 20–45 years per generation	c. 1797 BC – 1772 BC
Pharez · 1722 BC Descendant	2 20–45 years per generation	c. 1812 BC – 1762 BC
Kohath · 1705 BC Descendant	2 20–45 years per generation	c. 1795 BC – 1745 BC
Aaron · 1573 BC Descendant	3 20–45 years per generation	c. 1708 BC – 1633 BC
Moses · 1570 BC Descendant	3 20–45 years per generation	c. 1705 BC – 1630 BC
Amram · 1688 BC Descendant	3 20–45 years per generation	c. 1823 BC – 1748 BC
Eli · 1167 BC Descendant	9 20–45 years per generation	c. 1572 BC – 1347 BC
David · 1086 BC Descendant	11 20–45 years per generation	c. 1581 BC – 1306 BC
Absalom · 1051 BC Descendant	12 20–45 years per generation	c. 1591 BC – 1291 BC
Adonijah · 1050 BC Descendant	12 20–45 years per generation	c. 1590 BC – 1290 BC
Amnon · 1053 BC Descendant	12 20–45 years per generation	c. 1593 BC – 1293 BC
Daniel · 1052 BC Descendant	12 20–45 years per generation	c. 1592 BC – 1292 BC
Ithream · 1048 BC Descendant	12 20–45 years per generation	c. 1588 BC – 1288 BC
Nathan · 1033 BC Descendant	12 20–45 years per generation	c. 1573 BC – 1273 BC
Shammua · 1031 BC Descendant	12 20–45 years per generation	c. 1571 BC – 1271 BC
Shephatiah · 1049 BC Descendant	12 20–45 years per generation	c. 1589 BC – 1289 BC
Shobab · 1032 BC Descendant	12 20–45 years per generation	c. 1572 BC – 1272 BC
Solomon · 1036 BC Descendant	12 20–45 years per generation	c. 1576 BC – 1276 BC
Jehoshaphat · 949 BC Descendant	16 20–45 years per generation	c. 1669 BC – 1269 BC
Joash · 845 BC Descendant	19 20–45 years per generation	c. 1700 BC – 1225 BC
Amaziah · 826 BC Descendant	20 20–45 years per generation	c. 1726 BC – 1226 BC
Samuel · 1153 BC Descendant	20 20–45 years per generation	c. 2053 BC – 1553 BC
Hezekiah · 742 BC Descendant	24 20–45 years per generation	c. 1822 BC – 1222 BC
Josiah · 649 BC Descendant	27 20–45 years per generation	c. 1864 BC – 1189 BC
Jehoahaz · 633 BC Descendant	28 20–45 years per generation	c. 1893 BC – 1193 BC
Jehoiakim · 635 BC Descendant	28 20–45 years per generation	c. 1895 BC – 1195 BC
Zedekiah · 629 BC Descendant	28 20–45 years per generation	c. 1889 BC – 1189 BC
Jehoiachin · 617 BC Descendant	29 20–45 years per generation	c. 1922 BC – 1197 BC
Jesus Christ · 5 BC Descendant	42 20–45 years per generation	c. 1895 BC – 845 BC

Family of origin

Father: Laban
Mother: Unknown
Sister: Rachel

Family with Jacob

Son: Simeon
Son: Reuben
Son: Issachar
Son: Zebulun
Daughter: Dinah
Son: Levi (137)
Son: Judah

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Birth of Reuben · c. 1758 BC
Birth of Simeon · c. 1757 BC
Birth of Levi · c. 1756 BC
Birth of Judah · c. 1755 BC
Birth of Issachar · c. 1752 BC
Birth of Zebulon · c. 1751 BC
Birth of Dinah · c. 1750 BC

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Leah Summary STEPBible TIPNR

Leah, the first wife of Jacob and mother of six of his sons and his daughter Dinah.

Leah Article STEPBible TIPNR

Leah was the elder daughter of Laban, the brother of Rebekah, Jacob's mother (Gen 29:16). Israel (or 'Jacob') agreed to work for Laban for seven years to marry Rachel, Leah's younger sister (Gen 29:18). However, Laban deceived Jacob and gave him Leah instead, requiring him to work another seven years for Rachel (Gen 29:23-28). Leah bore Jacob six sons: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun, as well as a daughter, Dinah (Gen 29:32-35; 30.17-21). Despite being the less favored wife, Leah hoped to gain Jacob's affection through childbearing (Gen 29:32). Leah accompanied Jacob when he left Laban's household and reconciled with his brother Esau (Gen.31.4,14; 33.1-2,7). She is last mentioned as being buried with Jacob in the cave of Machpelah (Gen 49:31). Leah's sons became the ancestors of six of the twelve tribes of Israel (Gen 35:23; 46.15; 49.1-28).

Leah Dictionary Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)

Weary, the eldest daughter of Laban, and sister of Rachel (Gen. 29:16). Jacob took her to wife through a deceit of her father (Gen. 29:23). She was “tender-eyed” (17). She bore to Jacob six sons (32-35), also one daughter, Dinah (30:21). She accompanied Jacob into Canaan, and died there before the time of the going down into Egypt (Gen. 31), and was buried in the cave of Machpelah (49:31).

Sources: BibleData (CC BY 4.0, Leah_1) · STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0, Leah@Gen.29.16-Rut) · Theographic Bible Metadata (CC BY-SA 4.0, leah_1813)

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