To help Jacob flee, Rebekah told Isaac that she was tired of the Heth wives of Esau ... and if Jacob also would to marry a Heth girl, she Rebekah might as well die.
Isaac immediately called Jacob, blessed him and send him to Padan-Aram, the house of Bethuel, his grandfather ... where he was to take a bride from the daughters of Laban, his mother's brother.
So Jacob left Beerseba and travelled to Haran.
By sundown he had found a place to overnight, and he used a rock as a pillow ... he went to sleep, and then he dreamed.
The Lord appear to him in his dream and blessed him again. Jacob woke up frightened. He realised that The Lord was in that place, that it was none other than the house of God, and that it was the gate to heaven.
Jacob rose early the next morning, and took the stone that he used as his pillow, and set it up for a pillar, and poured oil upon the top of it.
The Lord appear to him in his dream and blessed him again. Jacob woke up frightened. He realised that The Lord was in that place, that it was none other than the house of God, and that it was the gate to heaven.
Jacob rose early the next morning, and took the stone that he used as his pillow, and set it up for a pillar, and poured oil upon the top of it.
He then called it Beth-el ... but the name of that city was called Luz before.
He travelled further to the land in the east.
He suddenly came to a well in the field, and there were 3 flocks of sheep lying by it ... for out of that well they watered the flocks ... and a great stone was upon the mouth of the well ... and the keepers rolled the stone from the well's mouth to water the sheep ... and put the stone again upon the well's mouth in his place.
And Jacob said unto them: 'My brothers, from where are you?' ... and they answered: 'We are from Haran.'
He then asked them if they knew Laban and they answered that they knew him.
He then asked them how Laban was doing and they answered that Laban was great.
It was at that time that Rachel came to the well with her father's sheep to water them. She kept them. When Jacob saw her, he immdetiately rolled away the stone for her and the sheep drank their fill.
It was at that time that Rachel came to the well with her father's sheep to water them. She kept them. When Jacob saw her, he immdetiately rolled away the stone for her and the sheep drank their fill.
And Jacob kissed Rachel, and lifted up his voice, and wept. He told her that he was her father Laban's brother and that he was Rebekah's son. She ran to tell her father the good news.
When Laban heard the tidings of Jacob, his sister's son, he ran to meet him, and embraced him, and kissed him and brought him to his house ... and Jacob told him everything.
Source: The Bible: Genesis 28
Source: The Bible: Genesis 28
