Israelite woman, elder daughter of Laban and wife of Jacob. She was married to Jacob as a result of Laban s trickery in substituting her for her sister Rachel (Genesis 29:23-25). She gave birth to Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun and Dinah (Genesis 29:32-35; 30:14-21).