Rachel means ewe, a little lamb, and she was the great love of Jacob's life — he served seven years for her, and they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her. Their story is one of Scripture's most tender and most trying.
Long barren, she finally bore Joseph and then Benjamin, dying at his birth. Centuries later Jeremiah pictured her weeping for her children, a verse Matthew applies to the sorrow of Bethlehem — Rachel became a symbol of a mother's love and grief.
Rachel is a soft, enduring classic — beloved for generations and gently timeless.
Variants & nicknames
Rachael, Rae
Rachel in the Bible
And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her.