Genesis 30:14-16. Rachel ‘bought’ Jacob by trading him to Leah for a night of passion because she wanted Leah’s son Reuben’s mandrakes that Reuben had found and brought to Leah.

“Mandrakes! I want those!,” Rachel said, coveting. She schemed and bargained for them. So what’s so hot about mandrakes? What are mandrakes? Are they valuable? Are they a plant, mineral, or something else? Why did Rachel want them so badly she was willing to give over her precious Jacob to the ‘lesser’ wife for a night in order to obtain them? Tune in to learn a bit of cultural and natural history of this mysterious plant.

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://the-end-time.org/2022/01/27/i-want-those-mandrakes-rachel-said-so-what-are-mandrakes/