On arriving in Paddan - aram to seek a wife among his relatives, Jacob met his cousin Rachel, Laban’s daughter, at a well and moved its heavy stone cover to water the animals she was shepherding.
Ieradies Mezopotāmijā, lai tur ņemtu sev par sievu kādu no radiniecēm, Jēkabs pie akas satika savu māsīcu Rāheli, Lābana meitu. Viņš novēla no akas smago akmeni un palīdzēja Rāhelei padzirdīt ganāmpulku.