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* TheGloriousWarOfSisterlyRivalry: Toned down somewhat from the Biblical narrative, but there is still a great deal of this between Leah and Rachel, each desiring what the other has. Leah has a large brood of children, but wishes for the love that Jacob lavishes upon Rachel. Rachel has Jacob's love, but desperately wants to give him children as Leah has done.



* TheOldGods: Although they worship (or pretend to worship) Jacob's {{God}} in public, in private, his wives worship the goddesses of their homeland. They view their husband's God as unnecessarily harsh, and his customs of burning the choicest parts of a sacrificed animal and circumcision as strange. Meanwhile, the women of Canaan, particularly Simeon and Levi's wives Ialutu and Inbu, take a dim view of the rituals of the Red Tent, such as sacrifices to Inanna and the Ritual of Opening, and more readily accept Jacob's customs.



* TheQuietOne: Bilhah rarely talks or even smiles, especially as a child. Dinah is arguably this, particularly after she [[DespairEventHorizon loses her husband]].



* TheQuietOne: Bilhah rarely talks or even smiles, especially as a child. Dinah is arguably this, particularly after she [[DespairEventHorizon loses her husband]].



* TheGloriousWarOfSisterlyRivalry: Toned down somewhat from the Biblical narrative, but there is still a great deal of this between Leah and Rachel, each desiring what the other has. Leah has a large brood of children, but wishes for the love that Jacob lavishes upon Rachel. Rachel has Jacob's love, but desperately wants to give him children as Leah has done.
* TheOldGods: Although they worship (or pretend to worship) Jacob's {{God}} in public, in private, his wives worship the goddesses of their homeland. They view their husband's God as unnecessarily harsh, and his customs of burning the choicest parts of a sacrificed animal and circumcision as strange. Meanwhile, the women of Canaan, particularly Simeon and Levi's wives Ialutu and Inbu, take a dim view of the rituals of the Red Tent, such as sacrifices to Inanna and the Ritual of Opening, and more readily accept Jacob's customs.



* TheUnfavorite: Just as in {{canon}}, Leah, although it is clear that she is still loved and cared for, and Jacob is still attracted to her, just not on the same level as Rachel. All of Jacob's elder sons eventually become this as well, after Rachel bears Joseph.

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Just as in {{canon}}, Leah, although it is clear that she is still loved and cared for, and Jacob is still attracted to her, just not on the same level as Rachel. All of Jacob's elder sons eventually become this as well, after Rachel bears Joseph.
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* BellyDancer: When Dinah comes of age, the women celebrate in the Red Tent. In particular, Ahavah (one of her sisters-in-law) is described as dancing with her pregnant belly.

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