Remember how straightforward the story of Abraham’s servant and Rebekah was? The servant simply went to Mesopotamia, trusted God to find a wife for Isaac, was presented with Rebekah, and then the two made their way back to Canaan. Well, it’s time to throw that out of the window. At this point in the story we have Isaac and Rebekah’s son, Jacob, who is going to Mesopotamia himself but through a convoluted series of events ends up being locked in a 14 year servitude under his father in law… only because he wants to marry the younger and better looking daughter of Laban’s household, even though it would be more customary for him to marry Leah, the elder daughter. How does all of this pan out? Let’s hear the story. Intro and outro music Copyright © Holy Transfiguration Monastery, Brookline, MA, used by permission. All rights reserved.