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| Name | Rachel (Raxel) - רָחֵל |
| Gender |  |
| Time of appearance | The Biblical Era |
| Meaning | Ewe, female sheep. |
| History | One of the “four mothers” of the Jewish people. Jacob’s second wife. Jacob worked for Laban, Rachel’s father, fourteen years in order to marry her. |
| Citation | “Leah was tender eyed, but Rachel was beautiful and well favoured. And Jacob loved Rachel and said: I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter.” Genesis 29, 17-18 |
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