Quotes About Family

Esau went to Ishmael and married Mahalath, the sister of Nebaioth and daughter of Abrahamís son Ishmael, in addition to the wives he already had.

Meanwhile Jacob left Beersheba and set out for Haran.

so that I may return safely to my fatherís house, then the LORD will be my God.

“My brothers,” Jacob asked the shepherds, “where are you from?” “We are from Haran,” they answered.

“Do you know Laban the grandson of Nahor?” Jacob asked. “We know him,” they replied.

“Is he well?” Jacob inquired. “Yes,” they answered, “and here comes his daughter Rachel with his sheep.”

While he was still speaking with them, Rachel arrived with her fatherís sheep, for she was a shepherdess.

As soon as Jacob saw Rachel, the daughter of his motherís brother Laban, with Labanís sheep, he went up and rolled the stone away from the mouth of the well and watered his uncleís sheep.

Then Jacob kissed Rachel and wept aloud.

He told Rachel that he was Rebekahís son, a relative of her father, and she ran and told her father.

When Laban heard the news about his sisterís son Jacob, he ran out to meet him. He embraced him and kissed him and brought him to his home, where Jacob told him all that had happened.

Then Laban declared, “You are indeed my own flesh and blood.” After Jacob had stayed with him a month,

Laban said to him, “Just because you are my relative, should you work for nothing? Tell me what your wages should be.”

Now Laban had two daughters; the older was named Leah, and the younger was named Rachel.

Since Jacob loved Rachel, he answered, “I will serve you seven years for your younger daughter Rachel.”

Laban replied, “Better that I give her to you than to another. Stay here with me.”

Finally Jacob said to Laban, “Grant me my wife, for my time is complete, and I want to sleep with her.”

So Laban invited all the men of that place and prepared a feast.

But when evening came, Laban took his daughter Leah and gave her to Jacob, and he slept with her.

And Laban gave his servant girl Zilpah to his daughter Leah as her maidservant.

Laban replied, “It is not our custom here to give the younger daughter in marriage before the older.

Finish this weekís celebration, and we will give you the younger one in return for another seven years of work.”

And Jacob did just that. He finished the weekís celebration, and Laban gave him his daughter Rachel as his wife.

Laban also gave his servant girl Bilhah to his daughter Rachel as her maidservant.