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Rachel

A Dictionary of First Names | 2006 | | Copyright

Rachel ♀ Biblical name (meaning ‘ewe’ in Hebrew), borne by the beloved wife of Jacob and mother (after long barrenness) of Joseph (Genesis 28–35) and of Benjamin, at whose birth she died. In the Middle Ages and subsequently this was regarded as a characteristically Jewish name, but it is now also popular among Gentiles.

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Rachel

A Dictionary of the Bible | 1997 | | Copyright

Rachel Daughter of Laban; Jacob's second wife (Gen. 29: 17) and mother of Joseph and Benjamin; she died while giving birth to the latter (Gen. 35: 18). Previously infertile, she had pleaded with Jacob to take her maid Bilhah as another wife, in order to bear him sons (Gen. 30: 4).

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W. R. F. BROWNING. "Rachel." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O94-Rachel.html

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Rachel

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2011 | Copyright

Rachel pseud. of Rachel Bluwstein, 1890–1931, Russian poet who wrote in Hebrew. She moved to Palestine in 1909 where she worked as a laborer. Her verse is simple and relates to the experience of Jewish settlement in Palestine and to the countryside itself.

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Rachel

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Rachel , in the Bible, wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin . She is one of the four Jewish matriarchs. An alternate form is Rahel.

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Rachel

A Dictionary of First Names | 2006 | | Copyright

Rachel ♀ (French) Biblical.

Also: Rachelle.

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Rachel

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Rachel ♀ (French) Biblical.

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Rachel

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

Rachel •satchel • Rachel • Mitchell

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