Jacob Marries Leah and Rachel
Main Points to Remember
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Favoritism causes strife in a family
Prayer: Father, please help us to focus on our
goals, not our troubles
Lesson: Genesis 28-35
Lesson Text: After Jacob's dream about the wonderful ladder, he
went on toward Haran, the home of his mother's brother Laban. One
day he found some shepherds around a well in Padan-aram and learned
they were from Haran. Read the
entire lesson...
Activity: Cut out the following blocks. Have the
students match the Mother to the children. For younger children, color the
columns to help them, or cut the lines in waves so the edges match like a
puzzle. OR Use the trading cards for
Joseph's Family, which has the brothers grouped by mother.
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Leah |
Rachel |
Zilpah |
Bilhah |
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Reuben |
Joseph |
Gad |
Dan |
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Levi |
Benjamin |
Asher |
Naphtali |
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Issachar |
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Zebulun |
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Simeon |
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Judah |
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Sing:
Sons of Jacob
Activity: Add Leah, Rachel and their children to the family tree.
Have the students use generic paper people (like
Bible Friends) to
illustrate the lesson. Name them and post them on a board, using yarn or dots to
connect the family lines. A great source for OT family tree information is:
http://bible.ort.org/books/gened2.asp
True/False
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Jacob was not willing to give up anything to marry
Rachel. F
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Leah was the oldest daughter. T
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Jacob worked 14 years for his wives.
T
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Laban told Jacob the truth about marrying Rachel.
F
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Jacob loves his wives equally. F
Memory
Work
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Genesis 29:20 So Jacob served seven years for Rachel,
and they seemed to him but a few days because of the love he had for her.
Review Questions (can be used with
gameboard)
 linguistic questions
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Unscramble this word:
dresheph
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Fill in the blank: "When the Lord saw that Leah was not
______, he opened her womb..." Gen 29:31
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Name as many sons of Jacob as you can.
 activity questions
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Draw a picture of a sheep.
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Act out the scene where Jacob offers to work for
Rachel.
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Pick out the names of Leah's sons. (From the activity
above)
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Trace the line from Abraham to Jacob on the family
tree.
 emotion questions
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What feeling motivated Jacob to work 7 years? love for
Rachel
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How did Jacob feel when he learned he'd been deceived?
angry
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How did Leah feel when Jacob loved Rachel more? sad,
rejected
 application questions
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In what ways does it hurt to show favoritism? It damages your relationship
with the ones you don't favor, it damages the relationship between the favored
and the non-favored, it can make the favored one proud
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In what ways does love require work? love means you are willing to give up
something for another. Loving means putting your feelings second
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Rachel and Leah judged their worth by their husband's affection and the
number of sons they bore. How should we judge our worth? by how much we please
God and serve others
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 fact questions
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How many years did Jacob work for Laban? over 14 years
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How long after marrying Leah did Jacob marry Rachel?
one week
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How many sons did Leah have? 6
 review questions
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Describe the effect of favoritism on Jacob's family?
(his Dad favored Esau - which led to stealing, Jacob favored Rachel - which
led to rivalry between her and Leah, Jacob favored Joseph- which led to his
sale into slavery)
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What motivated Laban in his dealings with Jacob? Laban
was greedy and selfish. He did what profited him best. He made promises and
then changed the terms later
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Why did God bless Leah with many children? to help her
overcome the pain of Jacob not loving her
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