Bible Cross References
Jacob
Genesis 27:43
Now, son, do what I say. Go at once to my brother Laban in Haran,
Genesis 28:1-29
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Isaac called Jacob, greeted him, and told him, "Don't marry a Canaanite.
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Go instead to Mesopotamia, to the home of your grandfather Bethuel, and marry one of the young women there, one of your uncle Laban's daughters.
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May Almighty God bless your marriage and give you many children, so that you will become the father of many nations!
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May he bless you and your descendants as he blessed Abraham, and may you take possession of this land, in which you have lived and which God gave to Abraham!"
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Isaac sent Jacob away to Mesopotamia, to Laban, who was the son of Bethuel the Aramean and the brother of Rebecca, the mother of Jacob and Esau.
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Esau learned that Isaac had blessed Jacob and sent him away to Mesopotamia to find a wife. He also learned that when Isaac blessed him, he commanded him not to marry a Canaanite woman.
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He found out that Jacob had obeyed his father and mother and had gone to Mesopotamia.
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Esau then understood that his father Isaac did not approve of Canaanite women.
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So he went to Ishmael son of Abraham and married his daughter Mahalath, who was the sister of Nebaioth.
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Jacob left Beersheba and started toward Haran.
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At sunset he came to a holy place and camped there. He lay down to sleep, resting his head on a stone.
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He dreamed that he saw a stairway reaching from earth to heaven, with angels going up and coming down on it.
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And there was the LORD standing beside him. "I am the LORD, the God of Abraham and Isaac," he said. "I will give to you and to your descendants this land on which you are lying.
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They will be as numerous as the specks of dust on the earth. They will extend their territory in all directions, and through you and your descendants I will bless all the nations.
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Remember, I will be with you and protect you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you until I have done all that I have promised you."
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Jacob woke up and said, "The LORD is here! He is in this place, and I didn't know it!"
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He was afraid and said, "What a terrifying place this is! It must be the house of God; it must be the gate that opens into heaven."
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Jacob got up early next morning, took the stone that was under his head, and set it up as a memorial. Then he poured olive oil on it to dedicate it to God.
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He named the place Bethel. (The town there was once known as Luz.)
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Then Jacob made a vow to the LORD: "If you will be with me and protect me on the journey I am making and give me food and clothing,
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and if I return safely to my father's home, then you will be my God.
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This memorial stone which I have set up will be the place where you are worshiped, and I will give you a tenth of everything you give me."
Deuteronomy 26:5
Then, in the LORD's presence you will recite these words: 'My ancestor was a wandering Aramean, who took his family to Egypt to live. They were few in number when they went there, but they became a large and powerful nation.
Israel
Genesis 32:27
"What is your name?" the man asked. "Jacob," he answered.
Genesis 32:28
The man said, "Your name will no longer be Jacob. You have struggled with God and with men, and you have won; so your name will be Israel."
served
Genesis 29:18-28
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Jacob was in love with Rachel, so he said, "I will work seven years for you, if you will let me marry Rachel."
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Laban answered, "I would rather give her to you than to anyone else; stay here with me."
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Jacob worked seven years so that he could have Rachel, and the time seemed like only a few days to him, because he loved her.
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Then Jacob said to Laban, "The time is up; let me marry your daughter."
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So Laban gave a wedding feast and invited everyone.
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But that night, instead of Rachel, he took Leah to Jacob, and Jacob had intercourse with her.
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(Laban gave his slave woman Zilpah to his daughter Leah as her maid.)
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Not until the next morning did Jacob discover that it was Leah. He went to Laban and said, "Why did you do this to me? I worked to get Rachel. Why have you tricked me?"
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Laban answered, "It is not the custom here to give the younger daughter in marriage before the older.
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Wait until the week's marriage celebrations are over, and I will give you Rachel, if you will work for me another seven years."
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Jacob agreed, and when the week of marriage celebrations was over, Laban gave him his daughter Rachel as his wife.
Genesis 31:41
It was like that for the whole twenty years I was with you. For fourteen years I worked to win your two daughters---and six years for your flocks. And even then, you changed my wages ten times.