However, Laban proved to be as duplicitous as Jacob himself. She said, “God has taken away my disgrace by giving me a son. 11 Leah said, “I have been lucky”; so she named him Gad. 37 Now that you have searched through all my belongings, what household article have you found that belongs to you? Now get ready and go back to the land where you were born.’”, 14 Rachel and Leah answered Jacob, “There is nothing left for us to inherit from our father. He got all his wealth from what our father owned.” 2 He also saw that Laban was no longer as friendly as he had been earlier. Laban promised to give Rachel to Jacob if he would work for him for seven years (Genesis 29:19–20). May the God of Abraham and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge between us." But since I can do nothing to keep my daughters and their children, 44 I am ready to make an agreement with you. I was not able to sleep. [ f] 27 Why did you dupe me by stealing away secretly? Then he went into Rachel's tent. 31 When the Lord saw that Leah was loved less than Rachel, he made it possible for her to have children, but Rachel remained childless. Just then, Rachel, Laban’s daughter, arrived with her father’s herds. 12:3. 11 The angel of God spoke to me in the dream and said, ‘Jacob!’ ‘Yes,’ I answered. If you had told me, I would have sent you on your way with rejoicing and singing to the music of tambourines and harps. 8 Whenever Laban said, ‘The speckled goats shall be your wages,’ all the flocks produced speckled young. He put them there, because the animals mated when they came to drink. 15 Laban said to Jacob, “You shouldn't work for me for nothing just because you are my relative. 36 Then Jacob lost his temper. In this way he built up his own flock and kept it apart from Laban's. 29 I have the power to do you harm, but last night the God of your father warned me not to threaten you in any way. 25 After the birth of Joseph, Jacob said to Laban, “Let me go, so that I can return home. 15 He treats us like foreigners. 22 Three days later Laban was told that Jacob had fled. I will continue to take care of your flocks if you agree to this suggestion: 32 Let me go through all your flocks today and take every black lamb and every spotted or speckled young goat. 1 Jacob heard that Laban's sons were saying, “Jacob has taken everything that belonged to our father. 12 ‘Look,’ he continued, ‘all the male goats that are mating are striped, spotted, and speckled. 21 Later she bore a daughter, whom she named Dinah. 19 Laban answered, “I would rather give her to you than to anyone else; stay here with me.” 20 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. However, his seemingly generous offer to have Jacob name his wages is not an offer to give his son-in-law a free gift (Gen. 30:28). 25 Not until the next morning did Jacob discover that it was Leah. The flocks were watered from this well, which had a large stone over the opening. It is as if he is saying, “Look Laban, clearly I have gone above and beyond the call of duty. The mission, passion and purpose of Ligonier Ministries is to proclaim the holiness of God 19 Leah became pregnant again and bore Jacob a sixth son. 22 Then God remembered Rachel; he answered her prayer and made it possible for her to have children. 34 Laban answered, “Agreed. He placed these branches in front of the flocks at their drinking troughs. All the solid-coloured animals belonged to Laban. And even then, you changed my wages ten times. When Laban realizes Jacob has left, he pursues him with anger. She said, “Now my husband will be bound more tightly to me, because I have borne him three sons”; so she named him Levi. Prophecy : The business battle between Jacob and Laban led Jacob to head back to his land in Canaan with his father Isaac. Title: Jacob Runs from Laban Scripture: Genesis 31 Target Age Group: 3 rd-5 th grade Main Point: God’s (point upward) blessings (both hands up with palms toward you, and bring hands down) are unstoppable (hand on hip and other arm straight out with palm facing kids)! When he said, ‘The striped goats shall be your wages,’ all the flocks produced striped young. Laban searched through the whole tent, but did not find them. Let us make a pile of stones to remind us of our agreement.”. Laban made a deal with Jacob whereby Jacob had to work for Laban for 7 years in exchange for his daughter Rachel’s hand in marriage. 39 So when the goats bred in front of the branches, they produced young that were streaked, speckled, and spotted. Now women will call me happy”; so she named him Asher. “Look, here comes his daughter Rachel with his flock.”, 7 Jacob said, “Since it is still broad daylight and not yet time to bring the flocks in, why don't you water them and take them back to pasture?”, 8 They answered, “We can't do that until all the flocks are here and the stone has been rolled back; then we will water the flocks.”, 9 While Jacob was still talking with them, Rachel arrived with the flock. 2 Suddenly he came upon a well out in the fields with three flocks of sheep lying around it. 1 Jacob continued on his way and went toward the land of the East. Then she stopped having children. He is the one who keeps you from having children.”. 22 When it was told Laban on the third day that Jacob had fled, 23 then he took his kinsmen with him and pursued him a distance of seven days’ journey, and he overtook him in the hill country of Gilead. Laban promises Jacob every speckled and spotted sheep and goat, and every black lamb as a reward for his labour. 30 Jacob had intercourse with Rachel also, and he loved her more than Leah. But recognizing that God has blessed him because of Jacob’s presence, Laban asks Jacob to stay and continue to manage his flocks—and Laban promises to let Jacob name his wages. 26 Give me my wives and children that I have earned by working for you, and I will leave. In addition, Laban was thrice related by marriage to Abraham's family: his sister Rebecca married Isaac, and his two daughters, Leah and Rachel, both married Jacob.Thus Laban was Abraham's great-nephew, Isaac's cousin and brother-in-law, and Jacob's uncle and father-in-law. If you want something else, you must work for it.”. 10 Then Zilpah bore Jacob a son. I will be with you.”. Now you are even trying to take away my son's mandrakes.”, Rachel said, “If you will give me your son's mandrakes, you can sleep with Jacob tonight.”. 28 Name your wages, and I will pay them.”, 29 Jacob answered, “You know how I have worked for you and how your flocks have prospered under my care. That was a foolish thing to do! Then they would put the stone back in place. Genesis 31: Jacob and Laban; The Story. Laban. 31 Jacob answered, “I was afraid, because I thought that you might take your daughters away from me. Starting in Genesis 30:25 we see that Jacob is wanting to leave the service of Laban and return to his homeland. When you come to check up on my wages, if I have any goat that isn't speckled or spotted or any sheep that isn't black, you will know that it has been stolen.”. However, Laban substituted her older sister Leah instead and Jacob had to serve a further 7 years in order to marry Rachel. 35 Then she became pregnant again and gave birth to another son. Read the surrounding text of Genesis 29:1-31:55. He found a stone and put it at his head. He had many flocks, slaves, camels, and donkeys. 16 All this wealth which God has taken from our father belongs to us and to our children. But God did not let him harm me. 4 So Jacob sent word to Rachel and Leah to meet him in the field where his flocks were. For permissions, view our Copyright Policy. Tell me what your wages should be.” 16 Now Laban had two daughters; the name of the older was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel. Moreover, he would rather work for Laban than go away unable to feed his family. “You know the service that I have given you,” is Jacob’s way of calling attention to the way he has benefited Laban (v. 26). Obviously and conveniently Laban never mentioned while Jacob worked for him for seven years that it wasn’t their custom to marry off a younger daughter before the older one. Laban, also known as Laban the Aramean, is a figure in the Book of Genesis of the Hebrew Bible. In this way I can become a mother through her.” 4 So she gave Bilhah to her husband, and he had intercourse with her. 21 He took everything he owned and left in a hurry. Genesis 31:44-54 Now therefore come you, let us make a covenant, I and you; and let it be for a witness between me and you. History : After the birth of Joseph, the tribes of Israel are just one brother from being the 12 we have today. 27 Wait until the week's marriage celebrations are over, and I will give you Rachel, if you will work for me another seven years.”. Laban gathered all the men of the area and had a mishteh (feast, lit. Laban gathered his family and they pursued Jacob for seven days. "Name me your wages, and I will give it," Laban said (verse 28), hoping to entice Jacob to stay. But as we will see tomorrow, God will give this cheater his just desserts. Fix that problem! Hiding his intent with polite speech (as is customary in many cultures), Laban actually means, “I have lived up to my bargain to give you my daughters for your fourteen years of service (29:21–30). 35 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. ( 24 Laban gave his slave woman Zilpah to his daughter Leah as her maid.) 35–36). Good News Translation® (Today’s English Version, Second Edition). 10 “During the breeding season I had a dream, and I saw that the male goats that were mating were striped, spotted, and speckled. Jacob and Laban in Gilead. 7 Yet he has cheated me and changed my wages ten times. 38 I have been with you now for twenty years; your sheep and your goats have not failed to reproduce, and I have not eaten any rams from your flocks. That night, God told Laban, “Be careful not to say anything to Jacob, … 17 Leah had lovely eyes, but Rachel was shapely and beautiful. 23 But that night, instead of Rachel, he took Leah to Jacob, and Jacob had intercourse with her. Laban’s flock would have consisted mainly of pure white sheep and solidly colored goats; few black lambs or speckled goats would be present. 26:4–5 Matt. Thus, he readily agrees to give Jacob these animals in exchange for more service (30:29–34). It served as a witness to all passersby of the covenant of peace that they had made. 6:9 Heb. © 1992 American Bible Society. Though Laban has engaged in the forbidden practice of divination, God has overruled his superstition (see also 1 Sam. Rachel said to Leah, “Please give me some of your son's mandrakes.”, 15 Leah answered, “Isn't it enough that you have taken away my husband? 37 Jacob got green branches of poplar, almond, and plane trees and stripped off some of the bark so that the branches had white stripes on them. 49 Laban also said, “May the Lord keep an eye on us while we are separated from each other.” So the place was also named Mizpah. Thus, he readily agrees to give Jacob these animals in exchange for more service (30:29–34). 18 Jacob was in love with Rachel, so he said, “I will work seven years for you, if you will let me marry Rachel.”. 23 She became pregnant and gave birth to a son. Laban was a nomad. She said, “This time I will praise the Lord”; so she named him Judah. Jacob & Laban. 12 He told her, “I am your father's relative, the son of Rebecca.”. Here, with our men as witnesses, look for anything that belongs to you and take what is yours.” Jacob did not know that Rachel had stolen Laban's gods. 28 You did not even let me kiss my grandchildren and my daughters good-bye. 17-18 So Jacob got ready to go back to his father in the land of Canaan. 3 Whenever all the flocks came together there, the shepherds would roll the stone back and water them. We will do as you suggest.” 35 But that day Laban removed the male goats that had stripes or spots and all the females that were speckled and spotted or which had white on them; he also removed all the black sheep. But God is with Jacob and comes to Laban in a dream to protect Jacob. 13 I am the God who appeared to you at Bethel, where you dedicated a stone as a memorial by pouring olive oil on it and where you made a vow to me. Jacob agreed to tend his uncle's flocks for seven years as a bride-price for Laban's daughter Rachel. The midrash thus identifies the Arami as Jacob’s father-in-law Laban, who, after Jacob stole away to return to Canaan, chased after him (Gen 31:23). It reminded them that Jehovah was watching to see that they kept their covenant of peace. We find Laban's sons, saying things like: "Jacob has taken everything our father owned and has gained all this wealth from what belonged to our father. I am making this happen because I have seen all that Laban is doing to you. 6 Rachel said, “God has judged in my favor. 33 In the future you can easily find out if I have been honest. Laban and his relatives camped nearby. 30 The little you had before I came has grown enormously, and the Lord has blessed you wherever I went. Laban Pursues Jacob 22 And Laban was told on the third day that Jacob had fled. 10:17 Prov. 27 Why did you deceive me and slip away without telling me? What now are you going to give me as a reward?”, Laban is not afraid to admit his wealth has been increased by Jacob’s wise shepherding (vv. 24 May the Lord give me another son”; so she named him Joseph. 20 She said, “God has given me a fine gift. Donate Now. 54 He killed an animal, which he offered as a sacrifice on the mountain, and he invited his men to the meal. Laban believed the payout would be small but that his own prosperity would be great. 33 She became pregnant again and gave birth to another son. Seeing how God has begun fulfilling His promise to multiply him, Isaac’s son is more confident the Lord will start bringing Canaan into his hands (Gen. 28:10–17). She said, “The Lord has given me this son also, because he heard that I was not loved”; so she named him Simeon. 9 When Leah realized that she had stopped having children, she gave her slave Zilpah to Jacob as his wife. Your gift enables our worldwide outreach. He put his children and his wives on the camels, and drove all his flocks ahead of him, with everything that he had gotten in Mesopotamia. 32 Leah became pregnant and gave birth to a son. in all its fullness to as many people as possible. 27, 30). 48 Laban said to Jacob, “This pile of rocks will be a reminder for both of us.” That is why that place was named Galeed. 20 Jacob deceived Laban by not letting him know that he was leaving. In fact, everything you see here belongs to me. 40 Many times I suffered from the heat during the day and from the cold at night. 10 When Jacob saw Rachel with his uncle Laban's flock, he went to the well, rolled the stone back, and watered the sheep. Laban 's father, Bethuel, was the son of Nachor, Abraham 's older brother. 16 When Jacob came in from the fields in the evening, Leah went out to meet him and said, “You are going to sleep with me tonight, because I have paid for you with my son's mandrakes.” So he had intercourse with her that night. Once Laban catches up with Jacob, however, before Laban even speaks with him, God appears to Laban and warns him not to harm (literally “speak good or bad to”) Jacob (Gen 31:24). If you are tempted to compromise your faith, remember we must never give up when looking for God’s promises. 14 During the wheat harvest Reuben went into the fields and found mandrakes, which he brought to his mother Leah. For fourteen years I worked to win your two daughters—and six years for your flocks. Give me my wives and my children, for whom I have served you, and let me go: for you know my service which I have done you. In addition to this, Laban had taken advantage of him because of his weak position. Laban tricked Jacob into marrying his elder daughter Leah instead. Though it often expressed itself in deceit, Jacob’s tenacious nature was an asset to him. Jacob took care of the rest of Laban's flocks. Index Laban did not put the stone back in place in exchange for service! 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