Evidently, the possession of the teraphim could, under certain circumstances, give a son - in - law the right to claim the estate of his deceased father - in - law. This may explain why, on an earlier occasion, Rachel took her father’s teraphim images and why he was so anxious to recover them.
स्पष्टपणे, विशिष्ट परिस्थितीत तेराफीमची मूर्ती बाळगल्यामुळे एखाद्या जावयाला त्याच्या मृत सासऱ्‍याच्या इस्टेटीचा कायदेशीर हक्क दाखवता येऊ शकत होता.