The young women of the city will soon come to this well for water,

Then Laban said, “The Lord has brought you safely here. Come home with me. There's no need for you to keep on standing outside. I have a room ready for you in our house, and there's also a place for your camels.”

After that, they brought in food. But the servant said, “Before I eat, I must tell you why I have come.” “Go ahead and tell us,” Laban answered.

I asked my master, “What if the young woman refuses to come with me?”

But if they refuse to let her come back with you, then you are freed from your promise.”

while I am here at the well. When a young woman comes out to get water, I'll ask her to give me a drink.

One evening he was walking out in the fields, when suddenly he saw a group of people approaching on camels. So he started toward them. Rebekah saw him coming; she got down from her camel, and asked, “Who is that man?” “He is my master Isaac,” the servant answered. Then Rebekah covered her face with her veil.

Isaac took Rebekah into the tent where his mother had lived before she died, and Rebekah became his wife. He loved her and was comforted over the loss of his mother.

Meanwhile, Abimelech had left Gerar and was taking his advisor Ahuzzath and his army commander Phicol to see Isaac.

“My son,” Isaac said, “come closer, where I can touch you and find out if you really are Esau.”

Then Isaac said, “Son, come over here and kiss me.”

So his father said: “Your home will be far from that fertile land, where dew comes down from the heavens.

and forgets what you have done to him, I'll send for you to come home. Why should I lose both of my sons on the same day?”

“How is he?” Jacob asked. “He's fine,” they answered. “And here comes his daughter Rachel with the sheep.”

Jacob Runs from Laban

Jacob heard that Laban's sons were complaining, “Jacob is now a rich man, and he got everything he owns from our father.”

Jacob became very angry and said to Laban: What have I done wrong? Have I committed some crime? Is that why you hunted me down?

Both this pile of rocks and this large rock have been set up between us as a reminder. I must never go past them to attack you, and you must never come past them to attack me.

Please rescue me from my brother. I am afraid he will come and attack not only me, but my wives and children as well.

So tell him, ‘They belong to your servant Jacob, who is coming this way. He is sending them as a gift to his master Esau.’ ”

The sun was coming up as Jacob was leaving Peniel. He was limping because he had been struck on the hip,

Jacob Meets Esau

Later that day Jacob met Esau coming with his 400 men. So Jacob told his children to walk with their mothers.

just as Jacob's sons were coming in from work. When they learned that their sister had been raped, they became furiously angry, because nothing is more disgraceful than rape, and it must not be tolerated.

When he told his father about this dream, his father became angry and said, “What's that supposed to mean? Are your mother and I and your brothers all going to come and bow down to you?”

His father said, “Go and find out how your brothers and the sheep are doing. Then come back and let me know.” So he sent him from Hebron Valley. Joseph was near Shechem

But before he got there, they saw him coming and made plans to kill him.