Genesis 32 “1 Jacob went on his way and the angels of God met him; 2 and when Jacob saw them he said, ‘This is God’s camp!’ So he called that place Mahanaim. Jacob Sends Presents to Appease Esau 3 Jacob sent messengers before him to his brother Esau in the land of Seir, the country of Edom, 4 instructing them, ‘Thus you shall say to my lord Esau: Thus says your servant Jacob, “I have lived with Laban as an alien, and stayed until now; 5 and I have oxen, donkeys, flocks, male

Genesis 30 Jacob Prospers at Laban’s Expense “25 When Rachel had given birth to Joseph, Jacob said to Laban, ‘Send me away, that I may go to my own home and country. 26 Give me my wives and my children for whom I have served you, and let me go; for you know very well the service I have given you.’ 27 But Laban said to him, ‘If you will allow me to say so, I have learned by divination that the Lord has blessed me because of you; 28 name your wages, and I will give them.’ 29 Ja

Genesis 29 Jacob Meets Rachel “1 Then Jacob went on his journey, and came to the land of the people of the east. 2 As he looked, he saw a well in the field and three flocks of sheep lying there beside it; for out of that well the flocks were watered. The stone on the well’s mouth was large, 3 and when all the flocks were gathered there, the shepherds would roll the stone from the mouth of the well, and water the sheep, and put the stone back in its place on the mouth of the w

“1 Then Isaac called Jacob and blessed him, and charged him, ‘You shall not marry one of the Canaanite women. 2 Go at once to Paddan-aram to the house of Bethuel, your mother’s father; and take as wife from there one of the daughters of Laban, your mother’s brother. 3 May God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and numerous, that you may become a company of peoples. 4 May he give to you the blessing of Abraham, to you and to your offspring with you, so that you may take