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Bible Stories About Jacob
Jacob was a schemer who spent twenty years running from the brother he cheated. Yet God met him in a dream, wrestled with him through the night, and gave him a new name. His story is proof that God can work with complicated people.
- Surely the Lord Is in This PlaceGenesis 28:10–22 · Book 4, Day 3
Jacob was on the run. He had tricked his father, Isaac, and stolen the blessing meant for his brother Esau. Now Esau wanted to kill him, so Jacob fled…
- The Brother He FearedGenesis 27:41–45; 32:3–33:11 · Book 3, Day 2
Twenty years earlier, Jacob had tricked his brother Esau out of their father’s blessing. Esau was so furious that he vowed to kill him, and Jacob ran…
- Back to BethelGenesis 35:1–15 · Book 6, Day 5
Years earlier, Jacob had run away from home with nothing but a staff. His brother Esau wanted to kill him. On his first night alone, he slept with a…
- The God Who Fed MeGenesis 48:1–16 · Book 7, Day 2
Jacob was old and dying. He had lived a hard life. He had tricked his brother and run for his life. He had worked twenty years for an uncle who cheated…
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