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What did Jacob use as a pillow when he lay down to sleep?
What did Jacob use as a pillow when he lay down to sleep?
What did Jacob see in his dream at the certain place where he stayed for the night?
What did Jacob see in his dream at the certain place where he stayed for the night?
What did the Lord promise to give to Jacob and his offspring while standing above the ladder in Jacob's dream?
What did the Lord promise to give to Jacob and his offspring while standing above the ladder in Jacob's dream?
What did Jacob name the place where he had the dream with the ladder?
What did Jacob name the place where he had the dream with the ladder?
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What did Laban say to Jacob when he offered his daughter Rachel's hand in marriage?
What did Laban say to Jacob when he offered his daughter Rachel's hand in marriage?
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How many years did Jacob agree to serve Laban in exchange for marrying Rachel?
How many years did Jacob agree to serve Laban in exchange for marrying Rachel?
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What did Laban do to deceive Jacob on his wedding night?
What did Laban do to deceive Jacob on his wedding night?
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What was the name of the first son born to Leah and Jacob?
What was the name of the first son born to Leah and Jacob?
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What did Rachel say when she bore her first son?
What did Rachel say when she bore her first son?
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What did Rachel say after Bilhah bore a son?
What did Rachel say after Bilhah bore a son?
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What did Leah say when she bore her third son?
What did Leah say when she bore her third son?
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What was Jacob's response to Laban's offer to name his wages?
What was Jacob's response to Laban's offer to name his wages?
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What did Laban do after Jacob separated the lambs and set the faces of the flocks toward the striped and all the black in the flock of Laban?
What did Laban do after Jacob separated the lambs and set the faces of the flocks toward the striped and all the black in the flock of Laban?
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What was the purpose of Jacob setting peeled sticks in front of the flocks in the troughs?
What was the purpose of Jacob setting peeled sticks in front of the flocks in the troughs?
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How did God bless Laban according to Laban?
How did God bless Laban according to Laban?
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What was Rachel's request to Leah regarding mandrakes?
What was Rachel's request to Leah regarding mandrakes?
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'May the Lord add to me another son' is associated with whom?
'May the Lord add to me another son' is associated with whom?
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To whose house was Jacob directed to go and find a wife?
To whose house was Jacob directed to go and find a wife?
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Whose daughter did Esau take as his wife?
Whose daughter did Esau take as his wife?
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Where did Jacob go to find a wife?
Where did Jacob go to find a wife?
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What did Isaac instruct Jacob not to do regarding his future wife?
What did Isaac instruct Jacob not to do regarding his future wife?
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Who did Esau marry in addition to the wives he already had?
Who did Esau marry in addition to the wives he already had?
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Who blessed Jacob before he went to Paddan-aram?
Who blessed Jacob before he went to Paddan-aram?
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Study Notes
Jacob's Journey
- Jacob used a stone as a pillow when he lay down to sleep.
Jacob's Dream
- In his dream, Jacob saw a ladder reaching up to heaven with angels ascending and descending on it.
- The Lord stood above the ladder and promised to give the land to Jacob and his offspring.
Naming the Place
- Jacob named the place where he had the dream "Bethel", which means "house of God".
Jacob and Rachel
- Laban offered his daughter Rachel's hand in marriage to Jacob.
- Jacob agreed to serve Laban for seven years in exchange for marrying Rachel.
Deception
- On the wedding night, Laban deceived Jacob by giving him Leah, Rachel's sister, instead of Rachel.
Jacob's Family
- Leah's first son was Reuben.
- When Rachel bore her first son, Joseph, she said, "God has taken away my reproach."
- When Bilhah bore a son, Rachel said, "With mighty wrestlings I have wrestled with my sister, and have prevailed."
- Leah's third son was Levi, and she said, "Now this time will my husband be joined unto me, because I have born him three sons."
Working for Laban
- Jacob offered to work for Laban and asked him to name his wages.
- Laban agreed to let Jacob separate the lambs and set the faces of the flocks toward the striped and all the black in the flock of Laban.
Jacob's Strategy
- Jacob set peeled sticks in front of the flocks in the troughs to strengthen the flocks.
God's Blessings
- God blessed Laban because of Jacob.
- Jacob's flocks became stronger and more numerous.
Mandrakes
- Rachel requested mandrakes from Leah, saying, "Give me, I pray thee, of thy son's mandrakes."
Family Matters
- The phrase "May the Lord add to me another son" is associated with Leah.
- Jacob was directed to go to the house of Bethuel to find a wife.
- Isaac instructed Jacob not to take a wife from the daughters of Canaan.
- Esau took Mahalath, the daughter of Ishmael, as his wife in addition to his other wives.
- Jacob went to Paddan-aram to find a wife.
- Isaac blessed Jacob before he went to Paddan-aram.
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