Rachel

Matriarch, beloved wife of Jacob, and mother of Joseph and Benjamin

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INTERPRETIVE PORTRAIT · NO RECOVERED LIKENESS

THEIR WORK WITHIN THE STORY

Watering and tending her father's flock

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FIRST APPEARANCE

Genesis 29:6

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PRIMARY PASSAGES

Genesis 29-35

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Jeremiah 31:15

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Matthew 2:18

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PLACES

Haran Canaan Bethlehem

RELATIONSHIPS

Jacob Leah Joseph Benjamin

WORK WORLD · INTERPRETIVE ILLUSTRATION

BUILD THE WORLD AROUND THE NAME

Water, animals, movement, land, and care

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