Genesis 29:20 · KJV
“And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed unto him {but} a few days, for the love he had to her.”
— Genesis 29:20
And Laban said, {It is} better that I give her to thee, than that I should give her to another man: abide with me.
And Jacob said unto Laban, Give {me} my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in unto her.
Genesis 29 — Context
And Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter.
19And Laban said, {It is} better that I give her to thee, than that I should give her to another man: abide with me.
20And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed unto him {but} a few days, for the love he had to her.
21And Jacob said unto Laban, Give {me} my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in unto her.
22And Laban gathered together all the men of the place, and made a feast.
Cross References
1 Corinthians 13:7
Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.
Hosea 12:12
And Jacob fled into the country of Syria, and Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he kept {sheep}.
Ephesians 5:2
And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.
Song of Solomon 8:6-7
Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm: for love {is} strong as death; jealousy {is} cruel as the grave: the coals thereof {are} coals of fire, {which hath a} most vehement flame. {cruel: Heb. hard}
Genesis 24:67
And Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah's tent, and took Rebekah, and she became his wife; and he loved her: and Isaac was comforted after his mother's {death}.
2 Corinthians 5:14
For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead:
Genesis 30:26
Give {me} my wives and my children, for whom I have served thee, and let me go: for thou knowest my service which I have done thee.