Rachel’s stealing of her father’s idol signifies respect and obedience to spiritual authority. Rachel (Hebrew), according to the records in the Bible Genesis, the daughter of Laban and the sister of Leah, Jacob's first wife. Her husband, Jacob, was her cousin, and her mother-in-law, Rebekah, was Rachel's aunt. Rachel first appears in the Bible in Genesis 29:17, where she is described as having a beautiful appearance.