When Laban heard this news about Jacob, his sister’s son, he rushed out to meet him. He embraced him and kissed him and brought him to his house. Jacob told Laban how he was related to him.

Their father Jacob said to them, “You are making me childless! Joseph is gone. Simeon is gone. And now you want to take Benjamin! Everything is against me.”

They had not gone very far from the city when Joseph said to the servant who was over his household, “Pursue the men at once! When you overtake them, say to them, ‘Why have you repaid good with evil?

The man and his wife were both naked, but they were not ashamed.

When Lamech had lived 182 years, he had a son.

Lot went outside to them, shutting the door behind him.

The young woman ran and told her mother’s household all about these things.

Leah’s eyes were tender, but Rachel had a lovely figure and beautiful appearance.)

Three days later Laban discovered Jacob had left.

Reuben continued, “Don’t shed blood! Throw him into this cistern that is here in the wilderness, but don’t lay a hand on him.” (Reuben said this so he could rescue Joseph from them and take him back to his father.)

The lean, bad-looking cows ate up the seven fat cows.

So each man quickly lowered his sack to the ground and opened it.

When Adam had lived 130 years he fathered a son in his own likeness, according to his image, and he named him Seth.

They traveled on from Bethel, and when Ephrath was still some distance away, Rachel went into labor – and her labor was hard.

The dream was repeated to Pharaoh because the matter has been decreed by God, and God will make it happen soon.

From that land he went to Assyria, where he built Nineveh, Rehoboth-Ir, Calah,

Get up! Help the boy up and hold him by the hand, for I will make him into a great nation.”

The first came out reddish all over, like a hairy garment, so they named him Esau.

Then Laban said to him, “You are indeed my own flesh and blood.” So Jacob stayed with him for a month.

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