Relatively Speaking

Then Jacob went on his journey, and came into the land of the people of the east. And he looked, and behold a well in the field, and, lo, there were three flocks of sheep lying by it; for out of that well they watered the flocks: and a great stone was upon the well's mouth. And thither were all the flocks gathered: and they rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and watered the sheep, and put the stone again upon the well's mouth in his place. And Jacob said unto them, My brethren, whence be ye? And they said, Of Haran are we. And he said unto them, Know ye Laban the son of Nahor? And they said, We know him. And he said unto them, Is he well? And they said, He is well: and, behold, Rachel his daughter cometh with the sheep. And he said, Lo, it is yet high day, neither is it time that the cattle should be gathered together: water ye the sheep, and go and feed them. And they said, We cannot, until all the flocks be gathered together, and till they roll the stone from the well's mouth; then we water the sheep. And while he yet spake with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep: for she kept them. And it came to pass, when Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban his mother's brother, and the sheep of Laban his mother's brother, that Jacob went near, and rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and watered the flock of Laban his mother's brother. And Jacob kissed Rachel, and lifted up his voice, and wept. And Jacob told Rachel that he was her father's brother, and that he was Rebekah's son: and she ran and told her father. And it came to pass, when Laban heard the tidings of Jacob his sister's son, that he ran to meet him, and embraced him, and kissed him, and brought him to his house. And he told Laban all these things. And Laban said to him, Surely thou art my bone and my flesh. And he abode with him the space of a month.-Genesis 29:1-14***Laban the Syrian and his sister Rebekah were the children of Bethuel the Syrian, and the grandchildren of Nahor, and the great-grandchildren of Terah. Nahor, Haran, Abraham (Abram the Hebrew) and Sarah (Sarai) were Terah's children, and Abraham and Sarah were husband and wife. Sometime before Abraham was 75 years old and Sarah was 65, the Lord God told Abraham to leave his country and kin and come into the land he would be shown. Abraham, Sarah, Terah, and Haran's son Lot moved away from Ur in southern Mesopotamia and began living in Haran, in northern Mesopotamia. Sometime after 205-year-old Terah died in Haran, 75-year-old Abraham and 65-year-old Sarah journeyed with Lot, their servants and possessions to Canaan. The Lord God told childless Abraham that he would give Canaan to Abraham's descendants and to Abraham. The Canaanites, Hittites and other idol worshiping inhabitants were living throughout Canaan. When Abraham was 86 years old, Ishmael was born to Abraham and Hagar, Sarah's maidservant. When Abraham was 100 years old, Isaac was born to Abraham and 90-year-old Sarah. Thirty-seven years after Sarah gave birth to Isaac, Sarah died. At least 2 years thereafter, Abraham sent his oldest servant to Nahor's family in northern Mesopotamia to find a woman for Isaac to marry. Abraham did not want Isaac to marry any of the women in Canaan. After the servant and those with him reached their destination, and the servant was near a well, the servant prayed to the Lord God, and the servant saw Rebekah. The servant spoke to Rebekah, and Rebekah helped the servant. After the servant spoke with Laban and Bethuel, and Rebekah assured her family that she wanted to go to Canaan and marry Isaac, Rebekah and her nurse journeyed with the servant and his group to Canaan, and Rebekah married 40-year-old Isaac. Isaac and Rebekah's only children, fraternal twin sons Esau (Edom) and Jacob (Israel), were born when Isaac was 60 years old. Decades thereafter, Rebekah led Jacob, her favorite son, to deceive Isaac and cheat Esau, Isaac's favorite son. When Rebekah learned that Isaac wanted to kill Esau, she told Jacob of Esau's plans. Rebekah told Jacob to run to Laban's in Haran, stay there for a few days while Esau's anger turned away and he forgot the incident, and she would send for him. However, when Rebekah spoke to Isaac, she mentioned her weariness and the daughters of Heth, the Hittite women in Canaan. Isaac blessed Jacob and sent him to find a wife among Laban's daughters. The divinely inspired Scriptures of the Holy Bible reveal that when Esau was 40 years old, he had married Hittite women Judith and Basemath (Bashemath), causing Rebekah grief. Jacob journeyed alone to Haran, without carrying anything except a rod, his walking stick. Seven years after Jacob initially met Rachel, Laban tricked Jacob into marrying Rachel's sister Leah. Seven days after marrying Leah, Jacob married Rachel. Reuben, Simeon Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, and 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. Joseph was born to Jacob and Rachel in Haran. Twenty years after Jacob journeyed to Laban's home, Jacob began journeying with his family, servants, and possessions to Canaan. In Canaan, near Bethlehem, Benjamin was born to Jacob and Rachel, and Rachel died and was buried. After 180-year-old Isaac died, Esau and Jacob buried Isaac's body in the same cave in Canaan wherein the bodies of Sarah, Abraham, and Rebekah were buried. Over 1,800 years after 147-year-old Jacob died in Egypt and his body was buried in the cave 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 in Bethlehem into the tribe of Judah to Mary and her husband Joseph when Mary was a virgin.-Genesis 11:26-50:26, Exodus, Numbers 20:1-29, 27:12-23, Deuteronomy 31:1-30, 32:44-52. 34:1-12, Joshua 1:1-4:24, 1 Chronicles 1:1-2:17, 3:1-24. Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Acts 1:1-26

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