He had so many sheep and cattle and such a great household of servants that the Philistines became jealous of him.

So his mother told him, “Any curse against you will fall on me, my son! Just obey me! Go and get them for me!”

His father Isaac asked, “Who are you?” “I am your firstborn son,” he replied, “Esau!”

“Is he well?” Jacob asked. They replied, “He is well. Now look, here comes his daughter Rachel with the sheep.”

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

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

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

Then Rachel and Leah replied to him, “Do we still have any portion or inheritance in our father’s house?

Hasn’t he treated us like foreigners? He not only sold us, but completely wasted the money paid for us!

He took them and sent them across the stream along with all his possessions.

The sun rose over him as he crossed over Penuel, but he was limping because of his hip.

So the chief cupbearer told his dream to Joseph: “In my dream, there was a vine in front of me.

“This is its meaning,” Joseph said to him. “The three branches represent three days.

When we returned to your servant my father, we told him the words of my lord.

Jacob said, “Swear to me that you will do so.” So Joseph gave him his word. Then Israel bowed down at the head of his bed.

Then Joseph hugged his father’s face. He wept over him and kissed him.

If he takes another wife, he must not diminish the first one’s food, her clothing, or her marital rights.

If the ox gores a son or a daughter, the owner will be dealt with according to this rule.

the owner of the pit must repay the loss. He must give money to its owner, and the dead animal will become his.

“If a thief is caught breaking in and is struck so that he dies, there will be no blood guilt for him.