the name of the older was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel. 17 Leah had weak eyes, but Rachel had a lovely figure and was beautiful. 18 Jacob was in love with Rachel and said, “I’ll work for you seven years in return for your younger daughter Rachel.” 19 Laban sai...
Bible Story of Joseph's Coat of Many Colors Joseph, son of Jacob and Rachel, resided in the realm of Canaan with his family of at least twelve siblings. He was Rachel's firstborn and Jacob's eleventh son. Of all his sons, Joseph was the favorite of his father, signified by the gif...
and you are to call him Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over Jacob’s descendants forever; his kingdom will never end.”Luke 1:30-33...
Joseph vendu par ses frères - Jacob demeura dans le pays de Canaan, où avait séjourné son père. Voici la postérité de Jacob. Joseph, âgé de dix-sept
Regardless of how one interprets theburning bush, the important fact is that Moses was conscious of an encounter with Deity. This God, who claimed to be the God ofAbraham,Isaac, andJacob, was calling him to deliver the Hebrews from Egypt. Although on his own he had previously beenzealous...
The Story of Tamar by Sam Sloan However, among these, the most important became Judah, the son of Leah, because, before he died, Jacob said that Judah would become the leader of his people and, indeed, the Jews of today have that name because they are of the Tribe of Judah....
It was somewhat romantic whenJacob met Rachelat the well. He knew she was the one he was looking for, and he helped water the sheep, gave her a kiss, and then she ran to her dad. Zipporah (a.k.a. Tzipora or Sephora), and Moses had a similar experience, but a little different…...
27 Finish this daughter’s bridal week; then we will give you the younger one also, in return for another seven years of work.” 28 And Jacob did so. He finished the week with Leah, and then Laban gave him his daughter Rachel to be his wife. 29 Laban gave hi...
This Bible story begins as Jacob is sent away from the Promised Land of Canaan by his mother, Rebekah, when she learns of Esau's intent to kill his brother. Esau is resentful of Jacob's blessing from their father, Isaac, and plans to murder him as vengeance. In addition to avoiding Es...