A Deal in the Field

Jacob makes a plan:

And he heard the words of Laban's sons, saying, Jacob hath taken away all that was our father's; and of that which was our father's hath he gotten all this glory. And Jacob beheld the countenance of Laban, and, behold, it was not toward him as before. And the LORD said unto Jacob, Return unto the land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred; and I will be with thee. And Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to the field unto his flock. And said unto them, I see your father's countenance, that it is not toward me as before; but the God of my father hath been with me. And ye know that with all my power I have served your father. And your father hath deceived me, and changed my wages ten times; but God suffered him not to hurt me. If he said thus, The speckled shall be thy wages; then all the cattle bare speckled: and if he said thus, The ringstraked shall be thy hire; then bare all the cattle ringstraked. Thus God hath taken away the cattle of your father, and given them to me. And it came to pass at the time that the cattle conceived, that I lifted up mine eyes, and saw in a dream, and, behold, the rams which leaped upon the cattle were ringstraked, speckled, and grisled. And the angel of God spake unto me in a dream, saying, Jacob: And I said, Here am I. And he said, Lift up now thine eyes, and see, all the rams which leap upon the cattle are ringstraked, speckled, and grisled: for I have seen all that Laban doeth unto thee. I am the God of Beth-el, where thou anointedst the pillar, and where thou vowedst a vow unto me: now arise, get thee out from this land, and return unto the land of thy kindred. And Rachel and Leah answered and said unto him, Is there yet any portion or inheritance for us in our father's house? Are we not counted of him strangers? for he hath sold us, and hath quite devoured also our money. For all the riches which God hath taken from our father, that is ours, and our children's: now then, whatsoever God hath said unto thee, do. Then Jacob rose up, and set his sons and his wives upon camels; And he carried away all his cattle, and all his goods which he had gotten, the cattle of his getting, which he had gotten in Padan-aram, for to go to Isaac his father in the land of Canaan.-Genesis 31:1-18***Fraternal twin sons Esau (Edom) and Jacob (Israel) were born to Isaac and Rebekah during the 20th year of Isaac and Rebekah's marriage. Before Isaac and Rebekah met and married, Isaac's father Abraham (Abram the Hebrew) sent his top servant to Haran (Charran), Padan Aram, in northern Mesopotamia (Aram-Naharaim) to find a wife for Isaac. Upon the servant's arrival, the servant prayed to the Lord God and the servant immediately saw Rebekah. Laban the Syrian (Aramean) was Rebekah's brother, and Bethuel the Syrian (Aramean) was Rebekah and Laban's father. Bethuel was born to Nahor, and Nahor was the brother of Abraham and Sarah (Sarai), Abraham's wife. When Abraham and Sarah's son Isaac was old and believed his death was near, he told Esau to hunt, prepare and serve him the meat of a particular animal, and afterwards receive the appropriate blessing. Rebekah heard the instructions Isaac gave Esau and helped Jacob deceive Isaac and cheat Esau. When Rebekah learned that Esau intended to kill Jacob, Rebekah convinced Isaac to send Jacob to Laban's home in Haran on a mission to find a wife. In Haran, Jacob saw and met Rachel. After 1 month, Jacob made a deal with Laban to work 7 years to marry Rachel. On the wedding night, Laban brought Rachel's older sister Leah to Jacob, and Jacob apparently thought the bride was Rachel. Laban told Jacob to remain with Leah for 1 week, and be given Rachel as his wife, and work 7 more years. Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, and daughter Dinah were born to Jacob and Leah. Dan and Naphtali were born to Jacob and Bilhah, Rachel's maidservant. Gad and Asher were born to Jacob and Zilpah, Leah's maidservant.  Sometime thereafter, Joseph was born to Jacob and Rachel and Jacob asked Laban to allow him to leave with his family and return to Canaan. Laban offered to enter into another agreement with Jacob. However, when it became obvious that Jacob was more victorious, Laban's family was displeased. Over 1,800 years after 147-year-old Jacob died in Egypt and his family buried his body in Canaan, Jesus the Christ, the Son of God, was born. Jesus was conceived of the Holy Spirit in the womb of Mary, a virgin, and Jesus was born into the tribe of Judah to Mary and her husband Joseph when Mary was a virgin.-Genesis 11:26-50:26, 1 Chronicles 1:1-34, 2:1-17, 3:1-24, Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Acts 1:1-26

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