but you must go to the family of my father and to my relatives to find a wife for my son.’

Then Laban and Bethuel replied, “This is the Lord’s doing. Our wishes are of no concern.

After Abraham’s death, God blessed his son Isaac. Isaac lived near Beer Lahai Roi.

Therefore, take your weapons – your quiver and your bow – and go out into the open fields and hunt down some wild game for me.

Rebekah said to her son Jacob, “Look, I overheard your father tell your brother Esau,

May God give you the dew of the sky and the richness of the earth, and plenty of grain and new wine.

So Jacob moved on and came to the land of the eastern people.

Leah said, “How happy I am, for women will call me happy!” So she named him Asher.

Then he separated them from Jacob by a three-day journey, while Jacob was taking care of the rest of Laban’s flocks.

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

but your father has humiliated me and changed my wages ten times. But God has not permitted him to do me any harm.

He left with all he owned. He quickly crossed the Euphrates River and headed for the hill country of Gilead.

“I left secretly because I was afraid!” Jacob replied to Laban. “I thought you might take your daughters away from me by force.

Now Dinah, Leah’s daughter whom she bore to Jacob, went to meet the young women of the land.

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

God appeared to Jacob again after he returned from Paddan Aram and blessed him.

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

At that time Judah left his brothers and stayed with an Adullamite man named Hirah.

After these things happened, the cupbearer to the king of Egypt and the royal baker offended their master, the king of Egypt.

At the end of two full years Pharaoh had a dream. As he was standing by the Nile,