Genesis 31:35
The Scripture
(35) And she said to her father, Let it not displease my lord that I cannot rise up before thee; for the custom of women is upon me. And he searched, but found not the images.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
In Genesis 31 Jacob marries Rachel and Leah, but after Rachel’s barrenness he deceives Leah by having her take his brother Esau’s wife, and then he marries her. The chapter records the births of Jacob’s sons and the resulting family tension.
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