Jacob Steals Esau’s Blessing 1 And it happened that when Isaac was old and his eyesight was weak,he called Esau his older son and said to him, “My son.” And…

Jacob Flees to Haran 1 Then Isaac called Jacob and blessed him. And he instructed him and said to him, “You must not take a wife from the daughters of…

Jacob Flees to Haran 1 And Jacob continued his journeyand went to the land of the Easterners. 2 And he looked, and behold, there was a well in the field,…

Jacob’s Children 1 When Rachel saw that she could not bear children to Jacob, Rachel envied her sister. And she said to Jacob, “Give me children—if not, I will die!”…

Jacob Flees from Laban 1 Now heheard the words of the sons of Laban, saying, “Jacob has taken all that our father has,” and “From that which was our father’s…

Jacob Fears Esau 1 And Jacob went on his way, and angels of God met him. 2 And when he saw them, Jacob said, “This is the camp of God!”…

Jacob Meets Esau and Settles at Shechem 1 And Jacob lifted up his eyes and looked. And behold, Esau was coming and four hundred men were with him. And hedivided…

The Rape of Dinah and the Massacre at Shechem 1 Now Dinah the daughter of Leah, whom she had borne to Jacob, went out to see the daughters of the…

Jacob Goes Back to Bethel 1 And God said to Jacob, “Arise, go up to Bethel and dwell there, and make an altar to the God who appeared to you…

The Descendants of Esau 1 Now these are the descendants of Esau (that is, Edom). 2 Esau took his wives from the daughters of Canaan: Adah, daughter of Elon, the…