Israel

Then Iaakob awoke out of his sleepe, and sayde, Surely the Lord is in this place, and I was not aware.

Then Iaakob rose vp early in the morning, and tooke the stone that hee had layde vnder his head, and set it vp as a pillar, and powred oyle vpon the top of it.

Then Iaakob vowed a vowe, saying, If God will be with me, and will keepe me in this iourney which I go, and wil giue me bread to eate, and clothes to put on:

Then Iaakob lift vp his feete and came into the East countrey.

And Iaakob sayde vnto them, My brethren, whence be ye? And they answered, We are of Haran.

And assoone as Iaakob saw Rahel ye daughter of Laban his mothers brother, and the sheepe of Laban his mothers brother, then came Iaakob neere, and rolled the stone from the welles mouth, and watered ye flocke of Laban his mothers brother.

And Iaakob kissed Rahel, and lift vp his voyce and wept.

(For Iaakob tolde Rahel, that he was her fathers brother, and that he was Rebekahs sonne) then she ranne and tolde her father.

And when Laban heard tell of Iaakob his sisters sonne, he ranne to meete him, and embraced him and kissed him, and brought him to his house: and he tolde Laban all these things.

For Laban sayde vnto Iaakob, Though thou be my brother, shouldest thou therfore serue me for nought? tell me, what shalbe thy wages?

And Iaakob loued Rahel, and sayde, I will serue thee seuen yeeres for Rahel thy yonger daughter.

And Iaakob serued seuen yeres for Rahel, and they seemed vnto him but a few dayes, because he loued her.

Then Iaakob sayde to Laban, Giue me my wife, that I may goe in to her: for my terme is ended.

Then Iaakob did so, and fulfilled her seuen yeeres, so he gaue him Rahel his daughter to be his wife.

And when Rahel saw that she bare Iaakob no children, Rahel enuied her sister, and said vnto Iaakob, Giue me children, or els I dye.

Then Iaakobs anger was kindled against Rahel, and he sayde, Am I in Gods steade, which hath withholden from thee the fruite of the wombe?

Then shee gaue him Bilhah her mayde to wife, and Iaakob went in to her.

So Bilhah conceiued and bare Iaakob a sonne.

And Bilhah Rahels maide coceiued againe, and bare Iaakob the second sonne.

And when Leah saw that she had left bearing, shee tooke Zilpah her mayde, and gaue her Iaakob to wife.

And Zilpah Leahs mayde bare Iaakob a sonne.

Againe Zilpah Leahs mayde bare Iaakob another sonne.

And Iaakob came from the fielde in the euening, and Leah went out to meete him, and sayde, Come in to mee, for I haue bought and payed for thee with my sonnes mandrakes: and he slept with her that night.

And God heard Leah and shee conceiued, and bare vnto Iaakob the fift sonne.

After, Leah conceiued againe, and bare Iaakob the sixt sonne.