Chasidut su Genesi 29:30
וַיָּבֹא֙ גַּ֣ם אֶל־רָחֵ֔ל וַיֶּאֱהַ֥ב גַּֽם־אֶת־רָחֵ֖ל מִלֵּאָ֑ה וַיַּעֲבֹ֣ד עִמּ֔וֹ ע֖וֹד שֶֽׁבַע־שָׁנִ֥ים אֲחֵרֽוֹת׃
(Giacobbe) sposò anche Rachele, ed anche amò Rachele più di Leà; e servì presso di lui ancora altri sett’anni.
Kedushat Levi
Genesis 29,30. “he also had marital relations with Rachel, and he loved her, even more than he loved Leah.” It has been understood that the principal reason that Yaakov stayed at Lavan’s house had been on account of Rachel. It was for Rachel, after all, that he had agreed to serve Lavan for seven years, originally. Leah would never have become Yaakov’s wife had it not been for his abiding desire to marry Rachel. He had loved Rachel for herself all the time, whereas his love for Leah was a byproduct of his love for Rachel who had been instrumental in his having the זכות, good fortune, to also have a pious woman such as Leah for his wife. This explains why the Torah speaks here of Yaakov “also loving Rachel.” It could obviously not mean that Rachel ranked second in Yaakov’s love, but means that Yaakov had an additional reason for loving Rachel, this being that through her he had merited to become Leah’s husband also.
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