Study Desk

But Isaac asked his son, "How did you ever find it so quickly, my son?" "Because the LORD your God brought it to me," he replied.

May God give to you the dew of heaven and the richness of the earth-an abundance of grain and new wine.

May God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and multiply you, so that you may become a company of peoples.

And may He give the blessing of Abraham to you and your descendants, so that you may possess the land where you dwell as a foreigner, the land God gave to Abraham."

And there at the top the LORD was standing and saying, "I am the LORD, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. I will give you and your descendants the land on which you now lie.

And he was afraid and said, "How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God; this is the gate of heaven!"

Then Jacob made a vow, saying, "If God will be with me and watch over me on this journey, and if He will provide me with food to eat and clothes to wear,

so that I may return safely to my father's house, then the LORD will be my God.

Jacob became angry with Rachel and said, "Am I in the place of God, who has withheld children from you?"

Then Rachel said, "God has vindicated me; He has heard my plea and given me a son." So she named him Dan.

And God listened to Leah, and she conceived and bore a fifth son to Jacob.

Then Leah said, "God has rewarded me for giving my maidservant to my husband." So she named him Issachar.

"God has given me a good gift," she said. "This time my husband will honor me, because I have borne him six sons." And she named him Zebulun.

Then God remembered Rachel. He listened to her and opened her womb,

and she conceived and gave birth to a son. "God has taken away my shame," she said.

and he told them, "I can see from your father's face that his attitude toward me has changed; but the God of my father has been with me.

And although he has cheated me and changed my wages ten times, God has not allowed him to harm me.

Thus God has taken away your father's livestock and given them to me.

In that dream the Angel of God said to me, 'Jacob!' And I replied, 'Here I am.'

I am the God of Bethel, where you anointed the pillar and made a solemn vow to Me. Now get up and leave this land at once, and return to your native land.'"