Ngenxa yokuba uYakobi emqhathile uyise aze abe intsikelelo kumkhuluwa wakhe, kuya kufuneka asabe ukuze asindise ubomi bakhe. Ekuthinjweni, uThixo udibana naye eBheteli ( Gen. 28:10–22 ). Ukususela ngoko kuse phambili uYakobi, umkhohlisi, uya kufumana inkohliso ethile ngokwakhe. Esikhundleni sikaRakeli, othandwa nguYakobi ( Genesis 29 ), uLeya, intombi enkulu, uya kunikwa uYakobi, yaye kuya kufuneka asebenze iminyaka eli-14 ukuze afumanele abafazi bakhe.
