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Rachel said to her father, "Do not be angry with me, sir, but I am not able to stand up in your presence; I am having my monthly period." Laban searched but did not find his household gods.

If the God of my fathers, the God of Abraham and Isaac, had not been with me, you would have already sent me away empty-handed. But God has seen my trouble and the work I have done, and last night he gave his judgment."

Laban answered Jacob, "These young women are my daughters; their children belong to me, and these flocks are mine. In fact, everything you see here belongs to me. But since I can do nothing to keep my daughters and their children,

I am not worth all the kindness and faithfulness that you have shown me, your servant. I crossed the Jordan with nothing but a walking stick, and now I have come back with these two groups.

but he stayed behind, alone. Then a man came and wrestled with him until just before daybreak.

Jacob said, "Now tell me your name." But he answered, "Why do you want to know my name?" Then he blessed Jacob.

But Esau ran to meet him, threw his arms around him, and kissed him. They were both crying.

But Esau said, "I have enough, my brother; keep what you have."

Esau said, "Then let me leave some of my men with you." But Jacob answered, "There is no need for that for I only want to gain your favor."

But Jacob went to Sukkoth, where he built a house for himself and shelters for his livestock. That is why the place was named Sukkoth.

But he found the young woman so attractive that he fell in love with her and tried to win her affection.

Jacob learned that his daughter had been disgraced, but because his sons were out in the fields with his livestock, he did nothing until they came back.

But if you will not accept our terms and be circumcised, we will take her and leave."

But these men will agree to live among us and be one people with us only on the condition that we circumcise all our males, as they are circumcised.

But they answered, "We cannot let our sister be treated like a common whore."

God said to him, "Your name is Jacob, but from now on it will be Israel." So God named him Israel.

But she was dying, and as she breathed her last, she named her son Benoni, but his father named him Benjamin.

Joseph's brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept thinking about the whole matter.

"Just throw him into this well in the wilderness, but don't hurt him." He said this, planning to save him from them and send him back to his father.

All his sons and daughters came to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted and said, "I will go down to the world of the dead still mourning for my son." So he continued to mourn for his son Joseph.