Illustrated bible History - Catholic Apologetics Information

" I am the Lord God of Abraham, thy father, rind the God of
Isaac. The lnl~d wherein thou slecpcst, I will give to thcc
and to thy seed. Ancl thy geed shall bo as tile (lust of the
earth; and in thee and thy sccd all tl~ct tribes of the earth
shall be blessed." Ancl when Jncob nwokc from sleep 11c
said. Indccd, the Lord is in this place, and I knew it not,.
How terrible is this plaat: ! This is no other but tl~c houso
of God and tlie gntc of hcnvcn."
4. As soon ss the morning clawncd he took thc! tone upon
which hiu head had lain during UIC vision, aiid set it :cs rr
monument ; he also poi~recl oil upon it, in honor of God, ai~{lltZ
cllmgcd thc name of the place from 3,llzf~ to'l-hthal, that is to
say, the honsc of God. IIe also made a vow, saying : If
God sbdl be with me, and I shall return prospcronslp to my father78 house, the Lortl shall be my God; and of all thing
that Thou shall givc mc, I will offer Gitlles to Thee."
5. This being done, he continued his journey, and, having
come to a well near which three floclcs of sllccp wcre lying,
11c atlciressed thc shepl~erds who were tending their flocks,
saying: Bretllxcn, ~vhanc:c are you? " They answercc1 :
" Of Haran.'' He then aslrccl them if they knew Laban, the
son of Nachor. They replied : WC know him : and behold !
Rachel his danghter co1netl.1 with his flock."
6. When Rachcl drew near, Jacob nlet her in a f7iendly
manner, and rollcd thc stono from the rnouth of the well, so
that her flock might drinlr. I'Ie informed Ilaichel that lie was
the son of Relsecca, her father's ~istor. She joyfully ran
honlo and aiinouriced the glad tidings to her fnther, who,
coming out, embraced Jacob and then conducted him to his
house.
7. Jaeob remained twenty years with Laban, tending his
flocks with great care 2nd fidelity. But L:~bm tried, by vxrious
ur-~just means, to witllllold from Jacob R part ol the hire
to which hc was jnstly entitled. Nevcrthclcss, God blessed
Jncob, and he became rich in flocks, and herds, and seruniiL8.