According to Jacob, God had kept Rachel from having children.
Rachel gave Jacob Bilhah her servant so she could have children on Rachel's behalf.
Rachel said that she had prevailed because Bilhah her servant bore two sons for Jacob.
Rachel said that she had prevailed because Bilhah her servant bore two sons for Jacob.
Leah gave Jacob Zilpah her servant so she could have children on Leah's behalf.
Leah said, "This is fortunate." because Zilpah her servant bore Jacob a son.
Leah said, "This is fortunate." because Zilpah her servant bore Jacob a son.
In exchange for Reuben's mandrakes, Rachel offered to let Leah sleep with Jacob that night
In exchange for Reuben's mandrakes, Rachel offered to let Leah sleep with Jacob that night
Leah bore six sons for Jacob.
When Rachel bore a son for Jacob, she said that her shame had been taken away.
Jacob requested that Laban let Jacob go with his family back to his own home and country.
Jacob requested that Laban let Jacob go with his family back to his own home and country.
Laban had divined that Yahweh had blessed him for Jacob's sake.
Jacob took the speckled, spotted, and black sheep, and the speckled and spotted goats from Laban's flock that he tended.
Laban first removed the animals that Jacob would have taken, before he gave the flock to Jacob to tend.
Laban first removed the animals that Jacob would have taken, before he gave the flock to Jacob to tend.
Jacob peeled white streaks into branches of fresh poplar, almond, and plane trees.
Jacob put the sticks that he had peeled in front of the flocks, in front of the watering troughs where they came to drink.
When the flocks bred in front of the sticks they produced striped, speckled, and spotted young.
The result was that Laban's flock was feebler, and Jacob's flock was stronger.