Genesis 30-31
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wolfbiblemoonMore children are born to Jacob and he gets in an argument with the father of his two wives.
* I was quite surprised to learn that Jacob had a daughter (so much for Jacob & Sons)!! Once he's had four sons by Leah (the wife he didn't want), two sons by Rachel's (wife he did want) handmaid, two by Leah's handmaid and two more by Leah, Leah then bares a daughter before Rachel has Joseph (no coloured coats yet!). No twelfth son (Ben) this section, but Jacob does already have twelve children, by four women...
* Jacob never seems to quite agree with his father in law as to how he should be paid for the twenty years of work he has done for him, the first fourteen years were for his wives and the last six were for a share of the flock of sheep and goats but the father in law doesn't want to part with the 'wages'. So they build a pile of stones and sit on it to eat, not sure why...
* I was quite surprised to learn that Jacob had a daughter (so much for Jacob & Sons)!! Once he's had four sons by Leah (the wife he didn't want), two sons by Rachel's (wife he did want) handmaid, two by Leah's handmaid and two more by Leah, Leah then bares a daughter before Rachel has Joseph (no coloured coats yet!). No twelfth son (Ben) this section, but Jacob does already have twelve children, by four women...
* Jacob never seems to quite agree with his father in law as to how he should be paid for the twenty years of work he has done for him, the first fourteen years were for his wives and the last six were for a share of the flock of sheep and goats but the father in law doesn't want to part with the 'wages'. So they build a pile of stones and sit on it to eat, not sure why...
