He was not merely interested in finding someone who would be a pleasant companion; rather, he sought a spiritually - minded woman who was a worshipper of Jehovah and who would be a good mother to his children. We know that Jacob met his relative Rachel.
وَلَمْ يَكُنْ هَمُّهُ أَنْ يَجِدَ رَفِيقَةً لَطِيفَةَ ٱلْمَعْشَرِ فَحَسْبُ ،‏ بَلْ أَرَادَ أَيْضًا عَابِدَةً لِيَهْوَهَ نَاضِجَةً رُوحِيًّا تَصْلُحُ أَنْ تَكُونَ أُمًّا جَيِّدَةً لِأَوْلَادِهِ .‏