“Be careful never to take my son back there!” Abraham told him.

When Abraham’s servant heard their words, he bowed down to the ground before the Lord.

But he said to them, “Don’t detain me – the Lord has granted me success on my journey. Let me leave now so I may return to my master.”

This was the field Abraham had purchased from the sons of Heth. There Abraham was buried with his wife Sarah.

This is the account of Isaac, the son of Abraham. Abraham became the father of Isaac.

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

So Abimelech commanded all the people, “Whoever touches this man or his wife will surely be put to death.”

He had so many sheep and cattle and such a great household of servants that the Philistines became jealous of him.

Early in the morning the men made a treaty with each other. Isaac sent them off; they separated on good terms.

So he named it Shibah; that is why the name of the city has been Beer Sheba to this day.

She put the skins of the young goats on his hands and the smooth part of his neck.

May the sovereign God bless you! May he make you fruitful and give you a multitude of descendants! Then you will become a large nation.

He called that place Bethel, although the former name of the town was Luz.

So he said to them, “Do you know Laban, the grandson of Nahor?” “We know him,” they said.

Since Jacob had fallen in love with Rachel, he said, “I’ll serve you seven years in exchange for your younger daughter Rachel.”

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.

Finally Jacob said to Laban, “Give me my wife, for my time of service is up. I want to have marital relations with her.”

(Laban gave his female servant Zilpah to his daughter Leah to be her servant.)

(Laban gave his female servant Bilhah to his daughter Rachel to be her servant.)

When the Lord saw that Leah was unloved, he enabled her to become pregnant while Rachel remained childless.