Chapter 29 of the Book of Genesis recounts Jacob's offer to work for his Uncle Laban for seven years in return for the hand of Laban's younger daughter, Rachel. I assume that under then applicable ...

And Jacob served seven years for Rachel: and they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her. -- Genesis 29:20 (David Norton’s New Cambridge Paragraph edition) That verse nears the ...

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But Mom had an escape plan (as all crafty moms do.) She informed Jacob that he was to live with her brother Laban in Haran — sparing Jacob’s life from his brother’s wrath. But Rebekah gave Issac a ...

He said,"It was because his name was Jacob that he has outwitted me these two times.”(Genesis 27: 36). This week’s portion begins with Jacob’s leaving his parents’ home in Beersheba and setting out ...

Jacob’s family has more than its share of discord and dysfunction. Due to Laban’s deception, Jacob ends up marrying two sisters, Leah and Rachel; this unwanted love triangle leaves all of them ...

This story comes from the Old Testament book of Genesis and stresses the value of reconciliation. Jacob lived with his uncle Laban for years, marrying Laban’s daughters Rachel and Leah. When the ...

In this week’s Torah portion, we read about Jacob’s journey to Haran, the dwelling place of his maternal uncle, Laban. The intricate and long-standing relationship between Jacob and Laban takes center ...