Gen 29:31 | JFB | STEP | 31. Leah ... hated-- that is, not loved so much as she ought to have been. Her becoming a mother ensured her rising in the estimation both of her husband and of society.

‏ Genesis 29:31

31. Leah ... hated--that is, not loved so much as she ought to have been. Her becoming a mother ensured her rising in the estimation both of her husband and of society.