Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter.
Loved
I will serve
General references
Bible References
Loved
Genesis 29:20
So Jacob worked seven years for Rachel, and they seemed like only a few days to him because of his love for her.
I will serve
Genesis 31:41
For 20 years I have worked in your household—14 years for your two daughters and six years for your flocks—and you have changed my wages 10 times!
Genesis 34:12
Demand of me a high compensation and gift; I’ll give you whatever you ask me. Just give the girl to be my wife!”
Exodus 22:16
“If a man seduces a virgin who is not engaged, and he has sexual relations with her, he must certainly pay the bridal price for her to be his wife.
2 Samuel 3:14
Then David sent messengers to say to Ish-bosheth son of Saul, “Give me back my wife, Michal. I was engaged to her for the price of 100 Philistine foreskins.”
Hosea 3:2
So I bought her for 15 shekels of silver and five bushels of barley.
Hosea 12:12 Jacob fled to the land of Aram.
Israel worked to earn a wife;
he tended flocks for a wife.
Israel worked to earn a wife;
he tended flocks for a wife.
General references
Genesis 44:27
Your servant my father said to us, ‘You know that my wife bore me two sons.