These are the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter, and these she bare unto Jacob, even sixteen souls.
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- Leah Person
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Weary, the eldest daughter of Laban, and sister of Rachel ( Gen. 29:16 ). Jacob took her to wife through a deceit of her father ( Gen. 29:23 ). She was “tender-eyed” (17).
- Zilpah Person
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Drooping, Leah’s handmaid, and the mother of Gad and Asher ( Gen. 30:9-13 ).