"So Jacob served seven years for Rachel, and they seemed to him but a few days because of the love he had for her."
The story goes that a great man, Jacob, or Israel once lived. Born second to his twin brother, Esau, he had the nature of a smooth talker, and when the day came for their father to bless the first-born, Jacob outwitted Esau and stole his older brother’s birthright (a preplanned performance involving wearing animal skin). He’s arguably one of the most appealing characters to me, personally, because of the great feats he did. It is said that he wrestled with a Man (whom he didn’t realise was actually God) through the night and ‘prevailed’- and impressed God with his persistence, and left a great nation behind after he died, but one story always seems to be very outstanding: how he waited for the love of his life.
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-Story is longer and can be found here for further reading.
-Inspired by a short exchange of words with TMY
