Study Desk

Then I bowed low and worshiped the Lord. I gave honor and thanks to the Lord, the God of my boss Abraham. For He had led me in the right way to take the daughter of my boss's brother for his son.

After the death of Abraham, God brought good to his son Isaac. And Isaac lived at Beerlahairoi.

The Lord showed Himself to Isaac that same night, and said, "I am the God of your father Abraham. Do not be afraid, for I am with you. I will bring good to you, and add many to the number of your children and their children's children, because of My servant Abraham."

But Isaac said to his son, "How have you found it so fast, my son?" And Jacob said, "Because the Lord your God made it happen."

May God give you from heaven water on the grass in the early morning, and the riches of the earth, and more than enough grain and new wine.

May the All-powerful God bring good to you and give you many children until you become many nations.

And he had a dream. He saw steps going up from the earth to heaven. He saw the angels of God going up and down these steps.

And he saw the Lord standing above them. He said, "I am the Lord, the God of your father Abraham, and the God of Isaac. I will give to you and your children after you the land where you are lying.

He was afraid and said, "This place is so different! This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven."

Then Jacob made a promise. He said, "If God will be with me and take care of me as I go, and if He will give me food to eat and clothes to wear,

so that I return in peace to my father's house, then the Lord will be my God.

Then Rachel said, "God has done the right thing for me. He has heard my voice and has given me a son." So she gave him the name Dan.

And God heard Leah and she gave birth to a fifth son for Jacob.

Leah said, "God has given me my pay because I gave my husband the woman who serves me." So she gave him the name Issachar.

Then Leah said, "God has given me a good gift. Now my husband will live with me, because I have given birth to six sons." So she gave him the name of Zebulun.

Then God remembered Rachel. God listened to her, and made her able to have a child,

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

He said to them, "I see that your father does not show me as much favor as he did before. But the God of my father has been with me.

Yet your father has not been fair with me. He has changed my pay ten times. But God did not let him hurt me.

So God has taken away your father's animals and has given them to me.