Day 3: Tiferet in Chesed, Beauty in Love
We are introduced to Rachel, as with so many women in Genesis, at a well. However, unlike other women, she is described first by her occupation as a shepherdess, not by her beauty. We only learn that she was "shapely and beautiful" (Genesis 29:17) eight verses after Jacob first meets her, kisses her, and follows her home (Genesis 29:9). Her beauty is only an enhancement to a love that is based on something more.
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