In this section of Genesis, Jacob steals his brother's blessing, by deceiving his blind father, Isaac. This angered Esau, and he vowed to kill his brother once his dad died. Their mom, Rebekah, learned about it, and she sent off Jacob to her brother's house to find a wife. On his way there, God appeared to him at Bethel, and He promised Jacob to bless him like his Grandfather and Father, with descendants and land. He promised to be with him and to bring him back home. Jacob made it to Laban's house, and he worked for seven years so that he could marry his youngest daughter, Rachel. Laban deceived him, and traded Leah the older daughter with weak eyes, in the place of the beautiful Rachel. It ended up that Jacob worked 7 more years for the both of them. Through them and their two maidservants, Jacob had 12 sons and one daughter. Through various difficulties, they left and headed back to Jacob's home. On their way, Jacob sent messengers to Esau, and he learned Esau was coming to meet him with 400 men. This frightened Jacob who prayed and wrestled with God. The Lord blessed him, and named him Israel. When Jacob and Esau met, it was a blessing. On arriving home, his mom's nurse, Deborah, died, Jacob's wife, Rachel died in childbirth but their son, Benjamin lived, and Isaac also died and was buried. This section ends with the lineage of Esau, whose children became chiefs and kings, and Esau was the father of the Edomites.
