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

The Lord appeared to Isaac and said, “Do not go down to Egypt; settle down in the land that I will point out to you.

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

Isaac asked them, “Why have you come to me? You hate me and sent me away from you.”

Then you will take it to your father. Thus he will eat it and bless you before he dies.”

He did not recognize him because his hands were hairy, like his brother Esau’s hands. So Isaac blessed Jacob.

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

“It is not our custom here,” Laban replied, “to give the younger daughter in marriage before the firstborn.

Jacob became furious with Rachel and exclaimed, “Am I in the place of God, who has kept you from having children?”

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?