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Why did I think that Jacob worked seven years, realized that he married Leah, and then worked seven more years AND THEN finally he could be with Rachel?
So technically Jacob was only married with Leah for seven days before Rachel came into the picture for good? So he wasn’t technically married to Rachel, but was with her too for those seven years he worked for her father Laban?
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Bereishit – Genesis – Chapter 29 (Chabad translation)
27 Complete the [wedding] week of this one, and we will give you this one too, for the work that you will render me for another seven years.” כזמַלֵּא שְׁבֻעַ זֹאת וְנִתְּנָה לְךָ גַּם אֶת זֹאת בַּעֲבֹדָה אֲשֶׁר תַּעֲבֹד עִמָּדִי עוֹד שֶׁבַע שָׁנִים אֲחֵרוֹת:
28 And Jacob did so, and he completed the week of this one, and he gave his daughter Rachel to him as a wife. כחוַיַּעַשׂ יַעֲקֹב כֵּן וַיְמַלֵּא שְׁבֻעַ זֹאת וַיִּתֶּן לוֹ אֶת רָחֵל בִּתּוֹ לוֹ לְאִשָּׁה:
Correct. A lot of people get confused about this because they know that he had to work 14 years for Rachel, so they don’t realize that he actually married her after the first 7 years.
Rachel didn’t marry Leah.
Sorry, I just reread what you wrote. Not completely correct. He actually married Rachel after he married Leah but the deal was that he would then work another 7 years. But he was actually married to her during those 7 years (the second set).
#Yinglish
Who said she did?
Implied by title.
The Title is missing a pronoun.
The lesson here is the amazing selflessness and kindness of Rachel Imeinu in giving the simanim (prearranged signs) to her sister Leah.
The other lesson is the actual series of events that led to the births of the 12 Shevatim.
It isn’t always necessary to come up with esoteric explanations and inspirational messages.
Just reading and understanding the psukim in the Torah is beneficial to a person’s Neshama, and allows us to fulfill the Mitzvah of Torah study, even (and perhaps especially) without philosophizing and trying to insert our own uplifting or mystical speculations.Torah is meant to be learned on various levels – pshat, drash, remez, Some people relate more to some ways and others to others. That being said, it is best to at least start with the pshat, but then there’s nothing wrong (an d a lot right) with looking deeper.
On the other hand, Yaakov could easily be seen as the victim here. It is now considered a crime to marry someone who thinks you’re someone else.
Within certain boundaries. I don’t think it is appropriate, for example, to pyschoanalyze the avos and then try to apply that analysis to our current lives. Also, one should realize that even when there is symbolism/different meanings, it does not take away from the pshat itself- the events are true and meaningful in their simple sense first and foremost, as opposed to certain streams that prefer to “interpret” the Torah as being only a metaphor- is that what you mean Golfer?
And also, one should know the difference between a pshat presented by a rishon for example, and one that the person comes up with him/herself.Thank you golfer and WTP with such beautiful posts and important lessons.
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