KJV ORIGINAL
And he went in also unto Rachel, and he loved also Rachel more than Leah, and served with him yet seven other years.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
And Jacob also married Rachel, and he loved Rachel more than Leah, and he worked for Laban for seven more years.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse shows that Jacob married his second wife Rachel, whom he loved more than his first wife Leah, and worked another seven years to pay for this marriage.
📚 Historical Context
In ancient Middle Eastern culture, polygamy was accepted and often practiced for economic or family alliance reasons. Jacob had been tricked into marrying Leah first when he thought he was marrying Rachel, so Laban allowed him to marry Rachel a week later in exchange for seven more years of labor. This created a household with two wives competing for their husband's affection.
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