In this way Jacob became extremely prosperous. He owned large flocks, male and female servants, camels, and donkeys.

Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west, east, north, and south. All the families of the earth will pronounce blessings on one another using your name and that of your descendants.

Indeed, you had little before I arrived, but now your possessions have increased many times over. The Lord has blessed you wherever I worked. But now, how long must it be before I do something for my own family too?”

But then he drew back his hand, and his brother came out before him. She said, “How you have broken out of the womb!” So he was named Perez.