ISAAC

ISAAC

1. Jacob

   • Rachel
     • Leah
     • Laban
       • Leah
         • Oldest daughter of Laban, forced to marry Jacob after 7 years by his father tricking Jacob in order to marry off his firstborn daughter, mother of Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, and Dinah. God gave her many children because Jacob loved Rachel and not her, had a total of 9 children with her servant
       • Father of Leah and Rachel, tricked Jacob into working for 14 years and to marry both of his daughters because he was a rich man and it was normal to arrange marriages and marry within close family ties, Grandson of Abraham's brothers (Isaac's dad)
     • Wife Jacob worked to marry for 14 years, met him at a well and kissed him and made him weep, they kissed even though related. Mother of Joseph and Benjamin, dies while giving birth to Jospeh, had fight over kids with older sister Leah

2. Esau

3. Rebekah

   • Jacob
     • Sold his red stew for Esau's birthright, deceived his blind father into the blessing but was afraid he would get caught because of opposite appearances, worked for 7 years to marry Rachel (first cousin) and was tricked into marrying her sister, worked another 7 years to marry who he really wanted (Rachel), has 13 children with wives and their servants, sent Esau lots of gifts before seeing him after years of no communication because of birthright scandal
   • Esau
     • Son of Isaac and Rebekah, gave his birthright for stew after hunting, first born, considered red and hairy, ran and hugged and wept after not seeing Jacob for years and forgiving him
   • Married to Isaac, mother to Jacob and Esau, favored Jacob because he was a homebody, helped Jacob dress like Esau to take the birthright