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Jacob serveth for Rachel and Leah.
Jacob assured by the vision of the Divine protection, went cheerfully on his way to Haran, and meeting some shepherds hear a well, which had a great stone at the mouth thereof, asked them whither they knew one Laban, a grandchild of Nahor. They answered, yes; and that Rachel his daughter's coming thither with his sheep. Jacob no sooner saw her, then he went and rolled the stone from the mouth of the well, watered his sheep, kissed her, and made himself known to her. She ran with the tidings to her father Who came forth, kissed him, and brought him to his house. Jacob told him of his brothers fury, stating that he wished to serve him; to which Laban agreed that Jacob should serve him seven years for Rachel, which term he finished; but Leah was falsely put into Jacob's bed, which displeased Jacob; but Laban appeased him by promising him Rachel at the end of other seven, which he also completed.
