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One of the most famous of Biblical stories is that of Yaakov being tricked into marrying Leah by his uncle Lavan. It is so familiar that we often do not give the story much thought. Taking advantage of his nephew, Lavan substitutes Leah for Rachel.…
“And Yitzchak was forty years old when he took Rivka, the daughter of Betuel the Aramean of Paddan-Aram, the sister of Laban the Aramean” (Breisheet 25:20). The only new piece of information in this verse is the fact that Yitzchak was 40 when he…