Pharaoh said to Jacob, “How long have you lived?”

Then Jacob blessed Pharaoh and went out from his presence.

“Assemble and listen, you sons of Jacob; listen to Israel, your father.

Isaac loved Esau because he had a taste for fresh game, but Rebekah loved Jacob.

Now Jacob cooked some stew, and when Esau came in from the open fields, he was famished.

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

Then she handed the tasty food and the bread she had made to her son Jacob.

Jacob obeyed his father and mother and left for Paddan Aram.

Then Jacob woke up and thought, “Surely the Lord is in this place, but I did not realize it!”

Jacob asked them, “My brothers, where are you from?” They replied, “We’re from Haran.”

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.”

So Rachel gave him her servant Bilhah as a wife, and Jacob had marital relations with her.

When Jacob saw the look on Laban’s face, he could tell his attitude toward him had changed.

The Lord said to Jacob, “Return to the land of your fathers and to your relatives. I will be with you.”

So Jacob immediately put his children and his wives on the camels.

Then Jacob offered a sacrifice on the mountain and invited his relatives to eat the meal. They ate the meal and spent the night on the mountain.

Jacob sent messengers on ahead to his brother Esau in the land of Seir, the region of Edom.

So Jacob was left alone. Then a man wrestled with him until daybreak.