THE DECEIVER IS DECEIVED
When Jacob came to a well in a field in northern Mesopotamia, he
inquired where he was. He learned he was near Haran and soon met
Rachel, his uncle Laban's daughter, who was coming to the well to
water her father's sheep. Jacob rolled the stone from the mouth of the
well an... [ Continue Reading ]
THE CHILDREN OF JACOB
The Lord opened the womb of Leah. Her firstborn son was named Reuben,
or "look, a son." Her hope was that Jacob would now love her more
because she had borne him a son. She named her second son Simeon, or
"heard." She felt the Lord had heard she was not as well loved as her
si... [ Continue Reading ]