We know that Jacob met his relative Rachel. He came to love Rachel and agreed to work for her father, Laban, for seven years in order to obtain her as his wife.
पण, यहोवा आपल्या आजोबांची संतती बहुगुणित करेल आणि त्यांच्या वंशजांपासून एक मोठे राष्ट्र तयार होईल यावर त्याचा विश्‍वास होता.