Jacob arrived at his mother's hometown and asked about his
relatives. A man said, "That's your relative, Rachel." So Jacob
introduced himself to her and went to meet her father, Laban. In
time, Jacob asked to marry Rachel. Laban agreed, but first Jacob
must work for seven years! Jacob loved Rachel, so he worked hard.
But when the wedding day came, Laban tricked Jacob, giving his
older daughter as Jacob's bride. "What have you done?" cried
Jacob.
"The oldest daughter always marries first," said Laban, with a sly
smile. And so Jacob worked seven more years until he could finally
marry Rachel.
