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Leah

A Dictionary of First Names | 2006 | | Copyright

Leah ♀ Biblical name (meaning ‘languid’ in Hebrew), borne by the elder sister of Rachel (Genesis 29:23). Jacob served her father Laban for seven years in return for the hand of Rachel, but was deceived into marrying Leah first. He was then given Rachel as well, but had to labour seven more years afterwards. For a long time the name was mainly Jewish, although it also enjoyed some favour among the Puritans in the 16th century. It was taken up again in the 1980s and has been widely popular since the 1990s.

Variant: Lea, Leia.

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Leah

A Dictionary of the Bible | 1997 | | Copyright

Leah The elder daughter of Laban, who contrived by a ruse to make her Jacob's first wife; she bore six sons and a daughter (Gen. 29: 21 ff.) and was buried at Machpelah (Gen. 49: 31).

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W. R. F. BROWNING. "Leah." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

W. R. F. BROWNING. "Leah." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O94-Leah.html

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Leah

The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable | 2006 | | Copyright

Leah in the Bible, the eldest daughter of Laban and sister of Rachel, who by a trick became the first wife of Jacob.

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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Leah." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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Leah

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2008 | Copyright

Leah , in the Bible, Laban's elder, less beautiful daughter and Jacob's first wife.

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Leah

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

Leah •Achaea, aliyah, Almería, Apia, Bahía, Caesarea, Cassiopeia, Chaldea, Cytherea, Euboea, foreseer, freer, galleria, gynaecea, Iphigenia, Kampuchea, kea, keyer, Latakia, Leah, Lucia, Nicaea, Nicosia, onomatopoeia, Oriya, Pangaea, Pantelleria, pharmacopoeia, pizzeria, ria, rupiah, sangría, seer, sharia, Shia, skier, spiraea (US spirea), Tanzania, taqueria, Tarpeia, Thea, trachea, trattoria, urea •sightseer

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Free newspaper and magazine articles

	LEAH: THE STORY EVERY PARENT AND TEENAGER MUST READ TODAY... BEFORE IT IS TOO... Newspaper article from: The People (London, England); 10/5/1997
	Leah Wright.(Suffolk Sun) Newspaper article from: The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA); 9/8/2005
	Leah takes the lead. Newspaper article from: The Evening Standard (London, England); 4/30/2004