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

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

It was also called Mizpah because he said, “May the Lord watch between us when we are out of sight of one another.

(32:1) Early in the morning Laban kissed his grandchildren and his daughters goodbye and blessed them. Then Laban left and returned home.

He put the servants and their children in front, with Leah and her children behind them, and Rachel and Joseph behind them.

But Esau ran to meet him, embraced him, hugged his neck, and kissed him. Then they both wept.

Jacob’s sons answered Shechem and his father Hamor deceitfully when they spoke because Shechem had violated their sister Dinah.

We will give you our consent on this one condition: You must become like us by circumcising all your males.

When her labor was at its hardest, the midwife said to her, “Don’t be afraid, for you are having another son.”

This is the account of Esau, the father of the Edomites, in the hill country of Seir.

Then Judah said to his brothers, “What profit is there if we kill our brother and cover up his blood?

But Er, Judah’s firstborn, was evil in the Lord’s sight, so the Lord killed him.

This is what she said to him: “That Hebrew slave you brought to us tried to humiliate me,

but when I raised my voice and screamed, he left his outer garment and ran outside.”

The bad-looking, thin cows ate the seven fine-looking, fat cows. Then Pharaoh woke up.

It happened just as he had said to us – Pharaoh restored me to my office, but he impaled the baker.”

“The man, the lord of the land, spoke harshly to us and treated us as if we were spying on the land.

Then the man searched. He began with the oldest and finished with the youngest. The cup was found in Benjamin’s sack!

The first disappeared and I said, “He has surely been torn to pieces.” I have not seen him since.

He kissed all his brothers and wept over them. After this his brothers talked with him.