We have plenty of straw and feed,” she added, “and room for you to spend the night.”

Chariots and horsemen also went up with him, so it was a very large entourage.

Jacob had marital relations with Rachel as well. He loved Rachel more than Leah, so he worked for Laban for seven more years.

Pharaoh said to Joseph’s brothers, “What is your occupation?” They said to Pharaoh, “Your servants take care of flocks, just as our ancestors did.”

What he did was evil in the Lord’s sight, so the Lord killed him too.

He also gave these instructions to the second and third servants, as well as all those who were following the herds, saying, “You must say the same thing to Esau when you meet him.

Then Judah said to his father Israel, “Send the boy with me and we will go immediately. Then we will live and not die – we and you and our little ones.

And sons were also born to Shem (the older brother of Japheth), the father of all the sons of Eber.

Now Abimelech had not gone near her. He said, “Lord, would you really slaughter an innocent nation?

When she had done so, she said, “I’ll draw water for your camels too, until they have drunk as much as they want.”

His servants dug another well, but they quarreled over it too, so Isaac named it Sitnah.

Then Rachel said, “I have fought a desperate struggle with my sister, but I have won.” So she named him Naphtali.

Hasn’t he treated us like foreigners? He not only sold us, but completely wasted the money paid for us!

Then Leah came forward with her children and they bowed down. Finally Joseph and Rachel came forward and bowed down.

Then his brothers also came and threw themselves down before him; they said, “Here we are; we are your slaves.”

Then in the dream God replied to him, “Yes, I know that you have done this with a clear conscience. That is why I have kept you from sinning against me and why I did not allow you to touch her.

Judah replied, “What can we say to my lord? What can we speak? How can we clear ourselves? God has exposed the sin of your servants! We are now my lord’s slaves, we and the one in whose possession the cup was found.”

Tell him, ‘Your servants have taken care of cattle from our youth until now, both we and our fathers,’ so that you may live in the land of Goshen, for everyone who takes care of sheep is disgusting to the Egyptians.”

Why should we die before your very eyes, both we and our land? Buy us and our land in exchange for food, and we, with our land, will become Pharaoh’s slaves. Give us seed that we may live and not die. Then the land will not become desolate.”

But Abel brought some of the firstborn of his flock – even the fattest of them. And the Lord was pleased with Abel and his offering,