Was Eli Rachel’s father or father-in-law?
Didn’t quite catch that.
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shareI don't remember when it (if at all) was expressed, but I was always under the impression that Eli was Rachel's father-in-law as well.
Which begs a question: what happens to Eli when Rachel eventually marries Daniel Hochleitner?
Lukas Hass' character's name was Samuel Lapp. It could only have been that if it were Rachel's married name hence Jan Rubes' character was named Eli Lapp. If Rachel had gotten pregnant with Samuel out of wedlock the "clan" would have told her to leave. That's why Eli cautioned Rachel against the "English" of John Book because if she fell in love with him, an outsider she'd have to leave. The Amish was all she knew and John Book (Harrison's character) knew that. As for if or when she married Daniel, she'd still be linked to Eli since Samuel would still be his grandson.
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