(Originally written May 3, 2007 in Book 16)
Notes on Genesis
29:1 Jacob went eastward on his journey
29:2 He saw three flocks of sheep lying beside a well. The well was covered by a large stone
29:3 When all the flocks were gathered there the shepherds would roll away the stone and then put it back on when they had finished
29:4 Jacob asked them where they came from
29:5 The replied from Haran
29:6 Jacob asked if they knew Laban and they replied, yes.
29:7 Jacob told them it isn't time for the animals to be gathered together he said to water the sheep and re-pasture them
29:8 They replied they couldn't because they had to wait for the stone to be moved
29:9 While Jacob was speaking to them Rachel and her father's sheep came down
29:10 When Jacob saw Rachel and Laban's sheep he rolled the stone away and water her sheep.
29:11 Jacob kissed Rachel and wept
29:12 Jacob told Rachel who he was and she ran and told her father
29:13 Laban ran out to Jacob and kissed him and brought him to his house
29:14 Jacob told Laban everything and stayed with a month
29:15 Laban asked Jacob what his wages should be
29:16 Laban had two daughters: Leah, the older and Rachel, the younger
29:17 Leah's eyes were weak, but Rachel was beautiful
29:18 Jacob said let me serve you for 7 years for the hand of Rachel
29:19 Laban agreed
29:20 Jacob served the seven years but it seemed to be only a few days because of his love for Rachel
29:21 Jacob asked for Rachel because his time was complete
29:22 Laban gathered all the men of the place and prepared a feast
29:23 Laban took Leah to Jacob and he went into her
29:24 Laban gave his maid Zilpah to Leah
29:25 In the morning Jacob found that it was Leah and asked Laban why he had deceived him
29:26 Laban said it was custom that the older marry before the younger
29:27 Laban said that he would give him Rachel for another seven years of service
29:28 Jacob did so, he completed the week-long ceremony and then married Rachel
29:29 Laban gave his maid Bilhah to Rachel
29:30 Jacob went into Rachel. He loved Rachel more than Leah. He then served Laban for 7 years.
29:31 When the Lord saw that Leah was hated He opened her womb and closed the womb of Rachel
29:32 Leah bore Jacob a son and named him Reuben
29:33 She bore another son and named him Simeon
29:34 She bore another son and named him Levi
29:35 She bore another son and named him Judah
30:1 Rachel envied Leah and told Jacob to give her children or she will die
30:2 Jacob became angry with Rachel
30:3 Rachel gave Jacob Bilhah to bear her children
30:4 Jacob went into Bilhah
30:5 Bilhah bore Jacob a son
30:6 Rachel said God has judged and heard me and named the boy Dan
30:7 BIlhah conceived another son
30:8 Rachel named him Naphtali
30:9 When Leah saw that she had ceased bearing children she gave Jacob Zilpah
30:10 Zilpah bore Jacob a son
30:11 Leah named him Gad
30:12 Zilpah bore him another son
30:13 Leah named him Asher
- recap:
Jacob & Leah - Reuben, Simeon, Levi and Judah
Jacob and Bilhah - Dan, Naphtali
Jacob and Zilpah - Gad and Asher
30:14 Reuben found some mandrakes and gave them to his mother Leah. Rachel asked for some mandrakes
30:15 Leah said is it not enough that you have taken my husband away you now want to take away my son's mandrakes. Rachel said Leah could sleep with Jacob that night for some mandrakes.
30:16 When Jacob came home Leah told him that he must sleep with her because she had hired him with Reuben's mandrakes
30:17 She conceived another son
30:18 She named him Issachar
30:19 Leah conceived again
30:20 She named this son Zebulun
30:21 She then had a daughter she named Dinah
30:22 God remembered Rachel and opened up her womb
30:23 She bore a son and said God has taken away my reproach
30:24 She named him Joseph
30:25 When Joseph was born Jacob said to Laban send me back home to my own country
30:26 He said give me wives and my children and let me go
30:27 Laban said that he had learned by divination that the Lord had blessed him because of Jacob
30:28 Laban said name your wages and stay
30:29 Jacob said you know how I have served you well
30:30 He asked when will I provide for myself
30:31 Laban asked what he could give him and Jacob said you can give me nothing if you will just do this for me.
30:32 Jacob said let me take the speckled goats and black sheep and that will be my wages
30:33 He said he would only take the speckled ones
30:34 Laban agreed
30:35 Jacob took his pay and gave them to his son's to tend
30:36 He traveled for a three day distance away from Laban and fed the rest of Laban's flock
30:37 Jacob peeled the bark off some trees
30:38 He set them where they came to drink and breed
30:39 The flocks conceived many striped and speckled animals
30:40 He then separated the flocks of Laban and his own
30:41 Whenever the stronger flocks were breeding Jacob lay the striped tree rods before them
30:42 But he did not do so for the feeble flocks. Jacob's flocks grew strong
30:43 Jacob grew to be very wealthy.
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