Look up: Rachel

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   Rachel
   [n] - (Old Testament) the second wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin
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   Rachel
   (1821-1858) French tragic actor. She excelled in fierce, passionate roles, notably Phaedra in Racine's tragedy Phèdre, which she took on tour to Europe, the USA, and Russia. ...
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   Rachel
   In the Old Testament, the favourite wife of Jacob, and mother of Joseph and Benjamin. ...
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   Rachel
   noun (Old Testament) the second wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin
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   Rachel
   `Rachel` ( ; also spelled `Rachael`, meaning `ewe`, or possibly `innocence and gentility of a rose` or `lovely`) is the second and favorite wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin, first mentioned in the Book of Genesis of the Hebrew Bible. She was the daughter of Laban and the younger sister of Leah, Jacob's first wife. Jacob was her first cousin, as Jacob's mother Rebecca was Laban's sister.
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   Rachel
   (from the article `Hebrew literature`) Poetry immediately addressed Palestinian life. Among outstanding writers were Rachel (Rachel Bluwstein), who wrote intensely personal poems; Uri Zevi ...
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   Rachel
   (from the article `Jacob`) ...blessing of the entire Earth. Jacob named the place where he received his vision Bethel (`House of God`). Arriving at his uncle Laban`s home in ... ...had deprived his brother Esau of his birthright and blessing, he fled from the wrath of Esau and took refuge in the household of his uncle Laban. ....
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   Rachel
   (from the article `black theatre`) ...(1823). William Wells Brown`s The Escape; or, A Leap for Freedom (1858), was the first black play published, but the first real success of a black ... In the early 1900s Grimké began to write articles and poems to express her concern about racism and the plight of blacks in America. Her play ...
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   Rachel
   Rachel is a French girl name. The meaning of the name is `Lamb` Where is it used? The name Rachel is mainly used In English, French, German and In the bible.How do they say it elsewhere? Raquel ( In Spanish and In Portuguese) Rakel ( In Scandinavian) Ruchel ( In Jewish) Rachele ( In Italian) Raakel ( In Finnish) Rachyl ( In English (Modern) )Rachael ( In En
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    Rachel
    Rachel is a Hebrew girl name. The meaning of the name is `little lamb, an ewe, one with purity ` Where is it used? The name Rachel is mainly used In English, French, German and In the bible.How do they say it elsewhere? Raquel ( In Spanish and In Portuguese) Rakel ( In Scandinavian) Ruchel ( In Jewish) Rachele ( In Italian) Raakel ( In Finnish) Rac
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    Rachel
    Rachel (rā'chul) , in the Bible, wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin. She is one of the four Jewish matriarchs. An alternate form is Rahel.
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    Rachel
    Rachel, pseud. of Rachel Bluwstein, 1890–1931, Russian poet who wrote in Hebrew. She moved to Palestine in 1909 where she worked as a laborer. Her verse is simple and relates to the experience of Jewish settlement in Palestine and to the countryside itself.
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    Rachel
    Rachel (räshel') , stage name of Élisa Félix (ālē'zä fālēks') , 1821–58, French actress, b. Switzerland. Exploited by her father in her childhood, she sang in the streets with her sister Sarah. In Paris, showing great promise at the Th&...
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