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Bereshit
Vayetze (Genesis 28:10–32:3)
Fleeing Esau, Jacob dreams of a ladder set on earth reaching heaven, with angels ascending and descending. God renews to him the promises of land, descendants, and protection; Jacob awakens awed, sets up a stone pillar at Bethel, and vows loyalty to God. In Haran he meets Rachel at a well and agrees to work seven years to marry her, only to be deceived by Laban into marrying Leah first; another seven years secure Rachel. Through Leah, Rachel, and their maidservants Bilhah and Zilpah, Jacob’s family grows—Reuben through Joseph (and later Dinah)—each child’s name marking the parents’ hopes and struggles.
As tensions with Laban build, Jacob’s flocks prosper despite shifting terms. God instructs him to return home. Rachel secretly takes her father’s teraphim; Laban pursues, but a nocturnal warning stays his hand. After a tense search and frank words, Jacob and Laban make a covenant at a mound of stones, pledging non-aggression and parting ways. Angels meet Jacob on the road, a sign that the wanderer is no longer alone as he heads toward the reckoning with his past. Themes to listen for: the journey from exile to purpose, how love and rivalry shape a family, integrity under exploitation, and the awakening that turns an ordinary place into “the house of God.”