Genesis 29:32-35
32And Leah conceived and bore a son, and she called his name Reuben, ▼▼ Reuben means See, a son
for she said, “Because the Lord bhas looked upon my affliction; for now my husband will love me.” 33She conceived again and bore a son, and said, “Because the Lord has heard that I am hated, he has given me this son also.” And she called his name Simeon. ▼▼ Simeon sounds like the Hebrew for heard
34Again she conceived and bore a son, and said, “Now this time my husband will be dattached to me, because I have borne him three sons.” Therefore his name was called Levi. ▼ 35And she conceived again and bore a son, and said, “This time I will praise the Lord.” Therefore she called his name fJudah. ▼ Then she ceased bearing. Genesis 30:18-20
18Leah said, “God has given me my wages because I gave my servant to my husband.” So she called his name Issachar. ▼19And Leah conceived again, and she bore Jacob a sixth son. 20Then Leah said, “God has endowed me with a good endowment; now my husband will honor me, because I have borne him six sons.” So she called his name iZebulun. ▼
Genesis 33:2
2And he put the servants with their children in front, then Leah with her children, and Rachel and Joseph last of all.Genesis 46:8-15
8 kNow lthese are the names of the descendants of Israel, who came into Egypt, Jacob and his sons. mReuben, Jacob’s firstborn, 9and the sons of Reuben: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi. 10The sons of Simeon: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a Canaanite woman. 11The sons of nLevi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. 12The sons of oJudah: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah (but pEr and Onan died in the land of Canaan); and the sons of qPerez were Hezron and Hamul. 13 rThe sons of Issachar: Tola, Puvah, Yob, and Shimron. 14The sons of Zebulun: Sered, Elon, and Jahleel. 15These are the sons of Leah, swhom she bore to Jacob in Paddan-aram, together with his daughter Dinah; altogether his sons and his daughters numbered thirty-three.
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