Jacob does indeed find a wife at the home of his uncle Laban. In fact he gets two wives - one by choice, the other by deceit. Competition between the two leads them to bear the sons that will father eleven of the twelve tribes of Israel. And speaking of Israel, Jacob gets a new name. It's the origin of the Israelites!
Show Notes
- Jacob arrives at Haran and meets Rachel
- A bride for seven years' wages
- Laban's deceit
- Seven more years of servitude
- Leah feels unloved
- Dueling brides and an exhausted husband
- A mandrake in return for your husband
- Let my family go!
- Jacob negotiates a new labor agreement and gets cheated again
- God avenges Jacob for Laban's latest deceit
- Laban and his sons resent Jacob's success
- Jacob, Rachel and Leah escape with Laban's idols
- What are teraphim?
- Laban tracks them down
- Jacob dresses Laban down
- Jacob and Laban form a covenant
- Jacob wrestles with an angel ... or does he?
- Jacob gets a new name