Rachel (Hebrew: רָחֵל, ModernRakhél, TiberianRāḥēl) (Arabic:راحيل) was the favorite of Biblical patriarchJacob's two wives as well as the mother of Joseph and Benjamin, two of the twelve progenitors of the tribes of Israel. The name "Rachel" is from an unused root meaning: "to journey as a ewe that is a good traveller." Rachel was the daughter of Laban and the younger sister of Leah, Jacob's first wife. Rachel was a niece of Rebekah (Jacob's mother), Laban being Rebekah's brother, making Jacob her first cousin.
Marriage to Jacob
Rachel is first mentioned in the Hebrew Bible in Genesis 29 when Jacob happens upon her as she is about to water her father's flock. She was the second daughter of Laban, Rebekah’s brother. Jacob had traveled a great distance to find Laban. Rebekah had sent him there to be safe from his furious twin brother, Esau.
During Jacob's stay, Jacob fell in love with Rachel and agreed to work seven years for Laban in return for her hand in marriage. On the night of the wedding, the bride was veiled and Jacob did not notice that Leah, Rachel's older sister, had been substituted for Rachel. Whereas "Rachel was lovely in form and beautiful," "Leah had tender eyes". Later Jacob confronted Laban, who excused his own deception by insisting that the older sister should marry first. He assured Jacob that after his wedding week was finished, he could take Rachel as a wife as well, and work another seven years as payment for her. When God “saw that Leah was unloved, he opened her womb”, (Gen 29:31) and she gave birth to four sons.
Rachel Bluwstein Sela (September 20 (Julian calendar), 1890 – April 16, 1931) was a Hebrew-language poet who immigrated to Palestine in 1909. She is known by her first name, Rachel, (Hebrew:רחל) or as Rachel the Poetess (Hebrew:רחל המשוררת).
Biography
Rachel was born in Saratov in Imperial Russia on September 20, 1890, the eleventh daughter of Isser-Leib and Sophia Bluwstein, and granddaughter of the rabbi of the Jewish community in Kiev. During her childhood, her family moved to Poltava, Ukraine, where she attended a Russian-speaking Jewish school and, later, a secular high school. She began writing poetry at the age of 15. When she was 17, she moved to Kiev and began studying painting.
At the age of 19, Rachel visited Palestine with her sister en route to Italy, where they were planning to study art and philosophy. They decided to stay on as Zionist pioneers, learning Hebrew by listening to children’s chatter in kindergartens. They settled in Rehovot and worked in the orchards. Later, Rachel moved to Kvutzat Kinneret on the shores of the Sea of Galilee, where she studied and worked in a women's agricultural school. At Kinneret, she met Zionist leader A. D. Gordon who was to be a great influence on her life, and to whom she dedicated her first Hebrew poem. During this time, she also met and had a romantic relationship with Zalman Rubashov—the object of many of her love poems —who later became known as Zalman Shazar and was the third president of Israel.
She entered a singing competition organised by Mireille Hartuch who had invited Rachel to her 'Petit Conservatoire'.
She went on to sign a contract with the Barclay Records label, and released her first (45 rmp) recording entitled Les Amants Blessés in 1963.
In 1964, she represented France in the Eurovision Song Contest in Copenhagen with her entry called "Le Chant de Mallory", which was her greatest hit. She did not win, but scored 14 points and finished in fourth place.
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Bugeilio'R Gwenith Gwyn · Rachel
O'R Ddwy Ochr / Both Sides
℗ 2003 Sain (Recordiau) Cyf.
Released on: 2010-07-01
Mixer: Eryl Bryn Davies
Producer: Siwan Lisa Evans
Composer: Tradd. / Trad.
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Bugeilio'r gwenith gwyn, watching the wheat
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Bugeilio'r gwenith gwyn, watching the wheat · Rachel Ann Morgan
Music of my heart, folksongs with harp
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Released on: 1990-01-01
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Bugeilio'R Gwenith Gwyn
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Bugeilio'R Gwenith Gwyn · Aled Jones
Ave Maria
℗ 1994 Sain (Recordiau) Cyf.
Released on: 2010-07-01
Mixer: Bryn Jones
Producer: Hefin Elis
Composer: ROBERT WYN ROBERTS
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Raleigh Society Lunchtime Recital Series: (1) Carys Jones, Harp
Raleigh Society Lunchtime Recital Series: Carys Jones, Harp
Programme
Ettore Pozzoli, Studi di Media Difficoltà, No. 12 & 14
Pozzoli (1873-1957) was an Italian composer and pianist. Whilst the majority of his work was directed towards piano compositions, his studies and études for harp are studied extensively by almost all aspiring harpists. Whilst their contents are centred around improving technique, they also make effective performance pieces due to the individual character and tone of each piece.
John Thomas, Bugeilio’r Gwenith Gwyn (Watching the Wheat)
Thomas (1826-1913) was an internationally celebrated harpist who also composed a number of pieces for his instrument. Many of his pieces draw on Welsh traditions, not least his arrangement of Bugeilio’r Gwenith Gwyn which tran...
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Bugeilio'R Gwenith Gwyn · Rachel
O'R Ddwy Ochr / Both Sides
℗ 2003 Sain (Recordiau) Cyf.
Released on: 2010-07-...
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Bugeilio'R Gwenith Gwyn · Rachel
O'R Ddwy Ochr / Both Sides
℗ 2003 Sain (Recordiau) Cyf.
Released on: 2010-07-01
Mixer: Eryl Bryn Davies
Producer: Siwan Lisa Evans
Composer: Tradd. / Trad.
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Bugeilio'R Gwenith Gwyn · Rachel
O'R Ddwy Ochr / Both Sides
℗ 2003 Sain (Recordiau) Cyf.
Released on: 2010-07-01
Mixer: Eryl Bryn Davies
Producer: Siwan Lisa Evans
Composer: Tradd. / Trad.
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Bugeilio'r gwenith gwyn, watching the wheat · Rachel Ann Morgan
Music of my heart, folksongs with harp
℗ Etcetera
Releas...
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Bugeilio'r gwenith gwyn, watching the wheat · Rachel Ann Morgan
Music of my heart, folksongs with harp
℗ Etcetera
Released on: 1990-01-01
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Bugeilio'r gwenith gwyn, watching the wheat · Rachel Ann Morgan
Music of my heart, folksongs with harp
℗ Etcetera
Released on: 1990-01-01
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Bugeilio'R Gwenith Gwyn · Aled Jones
Ave Maria
℗ 1994 Sain (Recordiau) Cyf.
Released on: 2010-07-01
Mixer: Br...
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Bugeilio'R Gwenith Gwyn · Aled Jones
Ave Maria
℗ 1994 Sain (Recordiau) Cyf.
Released on: 2010-07-01
Mixer: Bryn Jones
Producer: Hefin Elis
Composer: ROBERT WYN ROBERTS
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Bugeilio'R Gwenith Gwyn · Aled Jones
Ave Maria
℗ 1994 Sain (Recordiau) Cyf.
Released on: 2010-07-01
Mixer: Bryn Jones
Producer: Hefin Elis
Composer: ROBERT WYN ROBERTS
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Raleigh Society Lunchtime Recital Series: Carys Jones, Harp
Programme
Ettore Pozzoli, Studi di Media Difficoltà, No. 12 & 14
Pozzoli (1873-1957) was an Ita...
Raleigh Society Lunchtime Recital Series: Carys Jones, Harp
Programme
Ettore Pozzoli, Studi di Media Difficoltà, No. 12 & 14
Pozzoli (1873-1957) was an Italian composer and pianist. Whilst the majority of his work was directed towards piano compositions, his studies and études for harp are studied extensively by almost all aspiring harpists. Whilst their contents are centred around improving technique, they also make effective performance pieces due to the individual character and tone of each piece.
John Thomas, Bugeilio’r Gwenith Gwyn (Watching the Wheat)
Thomas (1826-1913) was an internationally celebrated harpist who also composed a number of pieces for his instrument. Many of his pieces draw on Welsh traditions, not least his arrangement of Bugeilio’r Gwenith Gwyn which transforms a simple Welsh air into a more complex show piece. The air can most clearly be distinguished in its initial chordal presentation at the beginning of the piece, and is then developed and transformed as the music becomes more complex. It is an extremely popular piece in the harp repertoire, particularly among Welsh harpists.
Biography: Carys Jones is a second-year music student at Newnham College, Cambridge. In addition to playing the harp, she is a pianist and singer; in particular, she enjoys directing Newnham College’s chamber choir and singing in the Cambridge University Musical Society Symphony Chorus.
Raleigh Society Lunchtime Recital Series: Carys Jones, Harp
Programme
Ettore Pozzoli, Studi di Media Difficoltà, No. 12 & 14
Pozzoli (1873-1957) was an Italian composer and pianist. Whilst the majority of his work was directed towards piano compositions, his studies and études for harp are studied extensively by almost all aspiring harpists. Whilst their contents are centred around improving technique, they also make effective performance pieces due to the individual character and tone of each piece.
John Thomas, Bugeilio’r Gwenith Gwyn (Watching the Wheat)
Thomas (1826-1913) was an internationally celebrated harpist who also composed a number of pieces for his instrument. Many of his pieces draw on Welsh traditions, not least his arrangement of Bugeilio’r Gwenith Gwyn which transforms a simple Welsh air into a more complex show piece. The air can most clearly be distinguished in its initial chordal presentation at the beginning of the piece, and is then developed and transformed as the music becomes more complex. It is an extremely popular piece in the harp repertoire, particularly among Welsh harpists.
Biography: Carys Jones is a second-year music student at Newnham College, Cambridge. In addition to playing the harp, she is a pianist and singer; in particular, she enjoys directing Newnham College’s chamber choir and singing in the Cambridge University Musical Society Symphony Chorus.
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Bugeilio'R Gwenith Gwyn · Rachel
O'R Ddwy Ochr / Both Sides
℗ 2003 Sain (Recordiau) Cyf.
Released on: 2010-07-01
Mixer: Eryl Bryn Davies
Producer: Siwan Lisa Evans
Composer: Tradd. / Trad.
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Bugeilio'r gwenith gwyn, watching the wheat · Rachel Ann Morgan
Music of my heart, folksongs with harp
℗ Etcetera
Released on: 1990-01-01
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Provided to YouTube by The state51 Conspiracy
Bugeilio'R Gwenith Gwyn · Aled Jones
Ave Maria
℗ 1994 Sain (Recordiau) Cyf.
Released on: 2010-07-01
Mixer: Bryn Jones
Producer: Hefin Elis
Composer: ROBERT WYN ROBERTS
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Raleigh Society Lunchtime Recital Series: Carys Jones, Harp
Programme
Ettore Pozzoli, Studi di Media Difficoltà, No. 12 & 14
Pozzoli (1873-1957) was an Italian composer and pianist. Whilst the majority of his work was directed towards piano compositions, his studies and études for harp are studied extensively by almost all aspiring harpists. Whilst their contents are centred around improving technique, they also make effective performance pieces due to the individual character and tone of each piece.
John Thomas, Bugeilio’r Gwenith Gwyn (Watching the Wheat)
Thomas (1826-1913) was an internationally celebrated harpist who also composed a number of pieces for his instrument. Many of his pieces draw on Welsh traditions, not least his arrangement of Bugeilio’r Gwenith Gwyn which transforms a simple Welsh air into a more complex show piece. The air can most clearly be distinguished in its initial chordal presentation at the beginning of the piece, and is then developed and transformed as the music becomes more complex. It is an extremely popular piece in the harp repertoire, particularly among Welsh harpists.
Biography: Carys Jones is a second-year music student at Newnham College, Cambridge. In addition to playing the harp, she is a pianist and singer; in particular, she enjoys directing Newnham College’s chamber choir and singing in the Cambridge University Musical Society Symphony Chorus.
Rachel (Hebrew: רָחֵל, ModernRakhél, TiberianRāḥēl) (Arabic:راحيل) was the favorite of Biblical patriarchJacob's two wives as well as the mother of Joseph and Benjamin, two of the twelve progenitors of the tribes of Israel. The name "Rachel" is from an unused root meaning: "to journey as a ewe that is a good traveller." Rachel was the daughter of Laban and the younger sister of Leah, Jacob's first wife. Rachel was a niece of Rebekah (Jacob's mother), Laban being Rebekah's brother, making Jacob her first cousin.
Marriage to Jacob
Rachel is first mentioned in the Hebrew Bible in Genesis 29 when Jacob happens upon her as she is about to water her father's flock. She was the second daughter of Laban, Rebekah’s brother. Jacob had traveled a great distance to find Laban. Rebekah had sent him there to be safe from his furious twin brother, Esau.
During Jacob's stay, Jacob fell in love with Rachel and agreed to work seven years for Laban in return for her hand in marriage. On the night of the wedding, the bride was veiled and Jacob did not notice that Leah, Rachel's older sister, had been substituted for Rachel. Whereas "Rachel was lovely in form and beautiful," "Leah had tender eyes". Later Jacob confronted Laban, who excused his own deception by insisting that the older sister should marry first. He assured Jacob that after his wedding week was finished, he could take Rachel as a wife as well, and work another seven years as payment for her. When God “saw that Leah was unloved, he opened her womb”, (Gen 29:31) and she gave birth to four sons.