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And she conceived again, and bore a son; and said, Now this time my husband will surely love me, because I have born him three sons therefore she called his name Levi.

And she conceived again, and bore a son; and she said, This time I will praise the LORD; therefore she called his name Judah; and then she ceased bearing.

And Rachel said, God has judged me, and has also heard my voice, and has given me a son; therefore she called his name Dan.

And Rachel said, I have besought the LORD, and pleaded with my sister, and I have attained my desire; and she called his name Naphtali.

And Leah said, My fortune has come; so she called his name Gad.

And Leah said, The girls will sing my praise, so she called his name Asher.

And Reuben went at the time of the wheat harvest and found mandrakes in the field and brought them; to his mother Leah. Then Rachel said to Leah, Give me some of your sons mandrakes.

And Leah said, God has rewarded me, because I have given my maid to my husband; so she called his name Issachar.

And Leah said, God has enriched me exceedingly; now my husband will surely have more affection for me, because I have borne him six sons; so she called his name Zebulun.

And she called his name Joseph; and said, The LORD shall add to me another son.

And he removed that day the he goats that were speckled and spotted, and all the she goats that were speckled and spotted, and every one that had some white on it, and all the brown among the white sheep, and entrusted them to his sons.

And Jacob separated the lambs, and set the faces of the flocks toward the speckled and spotted, and all the brown in the flock of Laban; and he put his own flocks by themselves, and did not mix them with Labans flock.

So Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to the field to his flock,

Then Jacob rose up and set his sons and his wives on camels;

And he carried away all his cattle and all his wealth which he had gained in Padan-aram, to go to Isaac his father in the land of Canaan.

Now Laban went to shear his sheep; and Rachel stole the images that belonged to her father.

So he fled with all that he had; and he rose up, and crossed the river, and set his face toward mount Gilead.

And he took his brethren with him, and pursued after him seven days journey; and they overtook him on mount Gilead.

Then Laban overtook Jacob. Now Jacob had pitched his tent on the mount; and Laban with his brethren encamped on mount Gilead.

And Jacob said to his brethren. Gather stones; and they took stones, and made a heap; and they did eat there upon the heap.