But Jacob said, “Swear an oath to me now.” So Esau swore an oath to him and sold his birthright to Jacob.

When Jacob heard there was grain in Egypt, he said to his sons, “Why are you looking at each other?”

God spoke to Israel in a vision during the night and said, “Jacob, Jacob!” He replied, “Here I am!”

These are the names of the sons of Israel who went to Egypt – Jacob and his sons: Reuben, the firstborn of Jacob.

Then Joseph brought in his father Jacob and presented him before Pharaoh. Jacob blessed Pharaoh.

Meanwhile Jacob left Beer Sheba and set out for Haran.

Bilhah became pregnant and gave Jacob a son.

Soon Leah’s servant Zilpah gave Jacob a son.

So Jacob took a stone and set it up as a memorial pillar.

The sons of Rachel the wife of Jacob: Joseph and Benjamin.

‘How beautiful are your tents, O Jacob, and your dwelling places, O Israel!

A ruler will be established from Jacob; he will destroy the remains of the city.’”

O children of Israel, God’s servant, you descendants of Jacob, God’s chosen ones!

He gave it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as a lasting promise,

O children of Abraham, God’s servant, you descendants of Jacob, God’s chosen ones!

He gave it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as a lasting promise,

and how he made a vow to the Lord, and swore an oath to the powerful ruler of Jacob.

He proclaims his word to Jacob, his statutes and regulations to Israel.

O descendants of Jacob, come, let us walk in the Lord’s guiding light.

So Jacob went over to his father Isaac, who felt him and said, “The voice is Jacob’s, but the hands are Esau’s.”