In the Old Testament Leah is the first wife of Jacob and the mother of seven of his children.
Leah's children's names and meaning. Joseph meaning God will add and Augustus meaning great. She birthed the following children. Possibly means man of hire or there is reward from Hebrew שכר shakhar meaning hire wage reward.
Afterward the LORD remembered Rachel which in Hebrew means that He marked her. Gad Zilpah good fortune 8. Next Bilhah Rachels maid bore Jacob a son.
Because she said Now will I praise the Lord Judah means Praise. Levi Strongs Hebrew word 3878. Then Leʹah also gave her maidservant Zilʹpah to Jacob and Zilʹpah gave birth to Gad and Ashʹer.
Simeon means hear or listen. Simeon means to HEAR Leahs third son was named Levi Because I have born him three sons Levi means joined or to be joined to. Naphtali Bilhah my wrestling 7.
In Genesis 29 Leah has seven children. Reuben or See a son with this thought Now will my husband love me. A justification for the names meaning is.
So she gave her maidservant Bilʹhah to Jacob and Bilʹhah had two sons named Dan and Naphʹtali. And Leah said Happy am I For the daughters will call me happy. 9 Issachar was another son granted to Leah.