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Rachel (Hebrew: רָחֵל, Modern: Raḥel, Tiberian: Rāḫēl, Rāḥēl), meaning "ewe", [1] [2] is a feminine given name of Hebrew origin, popularized by the biblical figure Rachel, the wife of Israelite patriarch Jacob.
Rachel (Hebrew: רָחֵל, romanized: Rāḥēl, lit. 'ewe') [1] was a Biblical figure, the favorite of Jacob's two wives, and the mother of Joseph and Benjamin, two of the twelve progenitors of the tribes of Israel. Rachel's father was Laban. Her older sister was Leah, Jacob's first wife. Her aunt Rebecca was Jacob's mother. [2]
Names play a variety of roles in the Bible. They sometimes relate to the nominee's role in a biblical narrative , as in the case of Nabal , a foolish man whose name means "fool". [ 1 ] Names in the Bible can represent human hopes, divine revelations , or are used to illustrate prophecies .
According to Wattenberg, some parents prefer a biblical-sounding name — (think Elijah, Delilah, Levi, Naomi or Ezekiel) — but original names with a biblical vibe also are picking up steam.
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Rachel (given name), a female name (including a list of people and characters with the name) Rachel Bluwstein, a Hebrew-language poet often referred to simply as Rachel or Rachel the Poetess; Rachel Ros, a French singer and representative of France in the Eurovision Song Contest 1964; Rachel, wife of Rabbi Akiva, a 1st-century CE resident of ...
This page includes a list of biblical proper names that start with R in English transcription. Some of the names are given with a proposed etymological meaning. For further information on the names included on the list, the reader may consult the sources listed below in the References and External Links.
Genesis 29:29 describes her as Laban's handmaiden (שִׁפְחָה), who was given to Rachel to be her handmaid on Rachel's marriage to Jacob. When Rachel failed to have children, Rachel gave Bilhah to Jacob like a wife to bear him children. [2] Bilhah gave birth to two sons, whom Rachel claimed as her own and named Dan and Naphtali. [3]