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28-30 At the end of the week of celebration, Laban let Jacob marry Rachel, and he gave her his servant woman Bilhah. Jacob loved Rachel more than he did Leah, but he had to work another seven years for Laban.

31 The Lord knew that Jacob loved Rachel more than he did Leah, and so he gave children to Leah, but not to Rachel. 32 Leah gave birth to a son and named him Reuben.[a] Then she said, “The Lord has taken away my sorrow. Now my husband will love me more than he does Rachel.”

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  1. 29.32 Reuben: In Hebrew “Reuben” means, “Look, a son!”

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