Genesis 31:35

And she said to her father, Let it not displease my lord that I cannot rise up before thee; for the custom of women is upon me. And he searched, but found not the images.

Cross-references

In Genesis 18:11, Sarah's 'way of women' has ceased, making her pregnancy miraculous. Rachel claims the opposite — that her period prevents her standing.

Leviticus 15:19 Historical context

Leviticus 15:19 details laws about menstrual impurity — Rachel's claim of 'the way of women' invokes this state of ceremonial uncleanness as her cover.

In Exodus 20:12, God commands children to honor their parents — a principle Rachel's deception of her father Laban here stands against.

In Leviticus 19:3, Israelites are told to revere their parents and keep the Sabbath — Rachel dishonors her father through deception here.

In Ephesians 6:1, children are called to obey their parents as right — the opposite of Rachel's deception of her father Laban here.

1 Peter 3:6 Contrast

In 1 Peter 3:6, Sarah calls Abraham 'lord' in genuine obedience — Rachel uses the same honorific for Laban here, but deceptively.