Story · 22 · The Matriarch

The sisters decided who got Jacob

Rachel and Leah negotiate who will spend the night with Jacob, once trading for mandrakes. Birth here is about more than biology.

Women choreograph the nation's birth.

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Their rivalry, unlike that of brothers, produces new life.

Bible reference: Genesis 30:14–16

Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 361

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