Genesis 29:18
29:18 Since Jacob had fallen in love with
Rachel, he said, “I’ll serve you seven years in exchange for your younger daughter Rachel.”
Genesis 29:20
29:20 So Jacob worked for seven years to acquire Rachel.
But they seemed like only a few days to him
because his love for her was so great.
Genesis 29:30-31
29:30 Jacob
had marital relations
with Rachel as well. He loved Rachel more than Leah, so he worked for Laban
for seven more years.
The Family of Jacob
29:31 When the Lord saw that Leah was unloved, he enabled her to become pregnant while Rachel remained childless.
Genesis 29:33
29:33 She became pregnant again and had another son. She said, “Because the Lord heard that I was unloved, he gave me this one too.” So she named him Simeon.
Genesis 29:1
The Marriages of Jacob
29:1 So Jacob moved on and came to the land of the eastern people.
Genesis 1:4-5
1:4 God saw
that the light was good,
so God separated
the light from the darkness.
1:5 God called
the light “day” and the darkness
“night.” There was evening, and there was morning, marking the first day.