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Genesis 29:1-30 — Jacob Marries Leah and Rachel

Gen.29.1-30

¹Then Jacob set out again and went to the land of the people of the east. ²He looked and saw a well in the field, and there were three flocks of sheep lying beside it, because the flocks were watered from that well. The stone over the mouth of the well was large. ³All the flocks would gather there, and they would roll the stone away from over the mouth of the well and water the sheep; then they would put the stone back in its place over the mouth of the well. ⁴Jacob said to them, “My brothers, where are you from?” They said, “We are from Haran.” ⁵He said to them, “Do you know Laban son of Nahor?” They said, “We know him.” ⁶He said to them, “Is he well?” They said, “He is well; and here is Rachel his daughter, coming with the sheep.” ⁷He said, “Look, it is still broad daylight; it is not time for the livestock to be gathered. Water the sheep and go pasture them.” ⁸But they said, “We cannot until all the flocks are gathered and the stone is rolled away from over the mouth of the well; then we water the sheep.” ⁹While he was still speaking with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep, for she was shepherding them. ¹⁰And when Jacob saw Rachel, the daughter of Laban his mother's brother, and the sheep of Laban his mother's brother, Jacob came near and rolled the stone away from over the mouth of the well and watered the flock of Laban his mother's brother. ¹¹Then Jacob kissed Rachel, lifted up his voice, and wept. ¹²Jacob told Rachel that he was her father's kinsman and that he was Rebekah's son. Then she ran and told her father. ¹³And when Laban heard the news about Jacob, his sister's son, he ran to meet him and embraced him and kissed him and brought him to his house. Then Jacob told Laban all these things. ¹⁴Laban said to him, “Surely you are my own bone and flesh.” And he stayed with him for a month. ¹⁵Then Laban said to Jacob, “Because you are my kinsman, should you serve me for nothing? Tell me, what shall your wages be?” ¹⁶Now Laban had two daughters. The name of the older was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel. ¹⁷Leah had delicate eyes , but Rachel was beautiful in form and appearance. ¹⁸Jacob loved Rachel, so he said, “I will serve you seven years for Rachel your younger daughter.” ¹⁹Laban said, “It is better that I give her to you than that I give her to another man. Stay with me.” ²⁰So Jacob served seven years for Rachel, and they seemed to him like only a few days because of his love for her. ²¹Then Jacob said to Laban, “Give me my wife, for my time is fulfilled, that I may go in to her .” ²²So Laban gathered all the men of the place and made a feast. ²³But in the evening he took Leah his daughter and brought her to him, and he went in to her. ²⁴And Laban gave his female servant Zilpah to Leah his daughter as her servant. ²⁵In the morning, behold, it was Leah! And he said to Laban, “What is this you have done to me? Was it not for Rachel that I served with you? Why then have you deceived me?” ²⁶Laban said, “It is not done so in our place, to give the younger before the firstborn.” ²⁷Complete this woman's bridal week, and we will give you this one also in return for the service that you will render me for another seven years. ²⁸Jacob did so and completed her week, and Laban gave him Rachel his daughter as his wife. ²⁹And Laban gave his female servant Bilhah to Rachel his daughter as her servant. ³⁰Then he went in also to Rachel, and he loved Rachel more than Leah, and he served Laban for another seven years.

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4/11/2026

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