Laban's trick is interpreted as a comic family strategy to avoid being stuck with Leah after Rachel and Jacob run off together.
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Laban's trick is interpreted as a comic family strategy to avoid being stuck with Leah after Rachel and Jacob run off together.
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"...you? We can imagine the family drama and the comedy. Right? Laban's like you know what if after seven years Jacob marries Rachel they're..."
"...actually that's how the bible says the bible says that um Laban the father gave Rachel to Jacob right away but then he had..."
"...all right it's a beautiful complex and sophisticated story all right laban who's a relative says to jacob you're my kinsman um should you..."
"...you whatever you want okay and then you take what says laban had two daughters the name of the elder was leah and the..."
"...not serve you for rachel why didn't have you deceive me laban said this is not done in our country in the younger before..."
"...they're in competition with each other so when jacob says to laban i love rachel but not leah leah now is pissed right so..."
"...he know this because he knows that jacob loves rachel right laban is able to like stand far away and look at how jacob..."
"...birthright and blessing. And Jacob ends up with a relative And Laban has two daughters Leah and Rachel. Leah is the eldest. Rachel is..."
"...Leah. He is now married to Leah. Then Jacob says to Laban you've tricked me. And then Laban says it is the custom of..."
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