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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown on Genesis 29:31

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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · 19th-century historical commentary
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Leah . . . hated--that is, not loved so much as she ought to have been. Her becoming a mother ensured her rising in the estimation both of her husband and of society.
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