Love Competition
Genesis 30
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(v. 1) "Rachel saw that she could not have children for Jacob, and she became jealous of her sister. She said to Jacob, 'Give me children, or I'll die!' " (v. 3) "She said, 'Here's my servant Bilhah. Sleep with her. She can have children for me and I can build a family for myself through her.' " (v. 9) "When Leah saw that she had stopped having children, she took her slave Zilpah and gave her to Jacob as his wife." (v. 16) "As Jacob was coming in from the fields that evening, Leah went out to meet him. 'You are to sleep with me,' she said. 'You are my reward for my son's mandrakes.' So he went to bed with her that night.
7 Years for Love
Genesis 29
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(v. 20) "Jacob worked seven years in return for Rachel, but the years seemed like only a few days to him because he loved her." (v. 23) "In the evening he took his daughter Leah and brought her to Jacob. Jacob slept with her. When morning came, he realized it was Leah." (v. 25) " 'What have you done to me?' Jacob asked Laban. 'Didn't I work for you in return for Rachel? Why did you cheat me?' "
Cheating
Genesis 27
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(v. 12) "My father will feel my skin and think I'm mocking him. Then I'll bring a curse on myself instead of a blessing.' " (v. 24) " 'Are you really my son Esau?' he asked him. 'I am,' Jacob answered." (v. 35) "Isaac said, 'Your brother came and deceived me and has taken away your blessing.' "
