Rachel imeinu biography
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Rachel, Imenu
Our matriarch Rachel's life was short, but intense like a flame that burns and burns brightly before being consumed. He was ...
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Our matriarch Rachel's life was short, but intense like a flame that burns and burns brightly before being consumed. She was marked by the great love that united her with Jacob, our third patriarch, and by much suffering until she was able to conceive.
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Rachel Imeinu
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Rachel was one of the wives of Yaacov (Jacob) Avinu, sister of Leah Imeinu.
Rachel was the mother of Yosef HaTzaddik and Binaymin HaTzaddik. She died in Israel while giving birth to Binyamin.
Rachel was one of the first prophetesses (Yerushalmi Berachos 9:3).
Rachel was known for her beauty (Bereishis Rabbah 70:16).
In reward for her modesty in giving Leah her signal and not revealing to anyone that she had done so (Rashi), she merited that King Shaul descend from her (Megillah 13b).
Joseph's beauty resembled Rachel's (Zohar 1:116b).
Rachel and Leah were twins. (Seder Olam Rabbah 74:4).
Why did Rachel die first? Because of the curse of the Yaacov who said, "With whomever you find your gods (teraphim stolen that belonged to her father Lavan), shall not live" (Gen. 31:22).
Because she spoke before her older sister, as it is written, Rachel replied and then Leah (Gen. 31:14) (Bereishit Rabbah 74:4). Because Yaacov had delayed in fulfilling the vow he had made before God (in Gen. 28:20-22), the power of Yaacov's accuser was strengthened. Therefore, Rachel went into labor and had difficulty in her childbirth (ibid. 35:16) (Zohar 1:175a).
She died at the age of 36 (Seder Olam Rabbah 2, Gra).
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