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When Jacob lifted up his eyes , he saw E sau came with 400 men then Jacob divided his children , as per there mothers , Jacob passed over before them and bowe d himse lf to the ground seven times. Esau ran to meet him , and embraced him and fell on his neck , and kissed him , both Jacob and Esau wept . Esau saw the women and children and said t o Jacob, who are those with you? Jacob said the children are graciously given by God to your servant (Jacob). then Hand maide ns and th eir children came near to Esa u and bowe d down themselves , thereafter Le ah and Rachel did the same thing .                     Esau enquired about the gifts sent by Jacob, Esau refused to accept the gifts , but Jacob requested to accept , finally Esau t he gifts. Esau asked Jacob to continue his journey along with him , Jacob requested to come after s ome time , because children are ten der , and flocks , and h erd s are youn...

On his way to his father 's land Jaco b met angels God , Jacob named that place Mahan aim . Jacob sent messengers before him to E sau his brother , to the country of E dom , with a fear of attack by Esau and offered him oxen, asses, f locks , m e n servants, women servant s , as gift to Es au , but Jacob came to know , Esau is coming with 400 men to meet Jacob .          Jacob praye d God to de liver him from the hand of E sau , Jacob t hough t Esau may come and kill all his family , so that he divided his belonging s in two groups , so that if one gro u p is destroyed , the other grou p may survive . Jacob ro se up in the n igh t, took his t wo wives and two women servants , 11 sons and passed over the ford Jabbok , he sent that over the brook and remain d alone , there he w restled with a man until the breaking of the day , the man who wrestled with Jacob touched the hollow of his thigh so that Jacob's thigh was out of joint , the man s aid with Ja...

Jacob heard the words of Laban's sons , s ayin g Jacob had taken all that of their father's . God said to Ja cob to return to his father 's land , Jacob call ed his wives and told the words of God , Jacob wives said to do what God h ad said to Jacob . Jacob set his sons and h is wives on camels and taken all the things he got in Padan-Aram and started  to go to land of Canaan , without informing to his father - in-law . Rachel had stolen the images that w ere of he r fat her . Laban came t o know on the third day that Jacob was fled. La ban gather ed his brothers and pursued after him seven days journey , and over took him in mount Gilead . God appeared t o Laban in a dream and said to him " You should not spe ak to Ja cob either good or bad . " both Jacob and Laban pitched there tents in the moun t of Gilead . Laban said to Jacob , what had you done ? you have carried away my daughters , as captives taken with the s word , you fle e away secretly, and ...

When Rachel gave birth t o Josep h , Jacob asked Laba n to send him to his own countr y , along with his wi ve s an children. All the days Jacob worked for the development of Laban and his family , but not developed anything for his own famil y and his children . Laban said i was blessed by the God because of you , i wa n t to fix your salary the wa y you want . Then Jacob asked for cattle which are speckled and spotted as his salary . Then Jacob started feeding the cattle of Laban , and separated speck led and spotted cattle and ke pt them a side, from the day Ja cob reached the agr eemen t with Laban , all the cattle gave bir t h to strong , speck led and spotted . by the grace of God Jacob increased m en servants, maidservant, cattle, camels and a sses .                " When God is with us he blesses us as well as other people also , who are living with us . "        ...

As p er the voice of hi s father and mother, J acob went to H aran, in search of L aba n, son of Nahor . there he found some Shepperd, through them he me t Rach el, daughter of L aban his mother's brother . Jacob introduced him se l f to Rach el, then Rachel ran and told about Jacob . Laban heard the tiding s of Jacob his sister 's son, he ran to meet hi m and invited him to his house . Laban had two daughters by name Lea h  and Rachel , Jacob loved Rachel for her he serve d Laban for seven years , the n asked Laban to give Rachel as his wife . Laban gather ed men of the place and made a feast , in the evening Laban g ave his daughter Leah to J acob in the darkne s s , in the morning Jacob came to know Laban gave him Leah instead of Rachel . When Jacob questioned L aban about the mischief , Laban said it is the tra dition of the countr y to marry elder daughter first . Jacob se rve d Laban another seven years to get Rac hel as his wife , Jacob loved Rach el mor...

Issac called Jacob and blessed him and asked hi m not to marry the daughters of Canaan , and asked him to go to Padan -Aran the house of Beth u el , your mother's father and get a wife from daughter s of Laban , yours mother 's brother. Jacob obeyed his father and mother and went to Padan-Aran. Jacob went towards H aran , because of sunset he slept , by mak ing a stone as his pillow . In the dream he saw a ladder setup on the earth, the top of the ladder reached to haven and angels of God are ascending and descending on it , Lord s t ood above th e ladder and said  " I am The God of Abraham, your father and God of Issac an d I give this land to you and your children. " Your children shall be dust of the earth , and your chil dre d spared abro ad all sides of the place . I will not leave you until i have done , which i have spoken to you . Jacob awaked out of his sleep , and said this is the place of God and afraid this is the house of God , G ate of haven . ...