Rachel

Rachel
Rachel
רָחֵל‎
	Jacob and Rachel (1625) by Tanzio da Varallo
Born	Paddan Aram, Aram-Naharaim; (present-day Harran, Turkey)
Died	Canaan; (present-day Israel and Palestine)
Resting place	Rachel's Tomb, Bethlehem
Spouse	Jacob
Children	Benjamin; Joseph;
Parent	Laban (father);
Relatives	See list Leah (sister) ; Isaac (father-in-law) ; Rebecca (mother-in-law) ; Esau (brother-in-law) ; Reuben (stepson) ; Simeon (stepson) ; Levi (stepson) ; Judah (stepson) ; Dan (stepson) ; Naphtali (stepson) ; Gad (stepson) ; Asher (stepson) ; Issachar (stepson) ; Zebulun (stepson) ; Dinah (stepdaughter);

Rachel (Hebrew: רָחֵל, romanized: Rāḥēl, lit. 'ewe') 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.

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