He tricked his brother out of his inheritance and had to run for his life.
He fell in love but on his wedding night found out his father-in-law switched sisters!
He ended up marrying both women, and then also had children by two more women.
Sounds like a movie or a TV show a lot of people stream these days.
But it is actually the story of Jacob - of "Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob" fame.
Find out how the story of Jacob gets us to Jesus!
Continuing a teaching series at St. Matthew called Legends of the Faith - Teaching from Hebrews 11.
In this message, you will hear about a legendary (but also real) person from the past that is not all that different from us today!
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