Then IsaacsentJacobaway,and he wentto Paddan-aramto Laban,sonof Bethuelthe Aramean,the brotherof Rebekah,the motherof Jacoband Esau.
Bethuelbecamethe fatherof Rebekah;theseeightMilcahboreto Nahor,Abraham'sbrother.
Then he and the menwhowere with him ateand drankand spentthe night.When they arosein the morning,he said,"Sendme awayto my master."
and Isaacwas fortyyearsoldwhen he tookRebekah,the daughterof Bethuelthe Arameanof Paddan-aram,the sisterof Labanthe Aramean,to be his wife.
"Nowtherefore, my son,obeymy voice,and arise,fleeto Haran,to my brotherLaban!
"Arise,goto Paddan-aram,to the houseof Bethuelyour mother'sfather;and from theretaketo yourself a wifefrom the daughtersof Labanyour mother'sbrother.
Then Jacobwenton his journey,and cameto the landof the sonsof the east.
JacobtoldRachelthat he was a relativeof her fatherand that he was Rebekah'sson,and she ranand toldher father.
Godcameto Labanthe Arameanin a dreamof the nightand saidto him, "Be carefulthat you do not speakto Jacobeithergoodorbad."
Jacobcameto his fatherIsaacat Mamreof Kiriath-arba(that is, Hebron),whereAbrahamand Isaachad sojourned.
"Aramwas your customerbecauseof the abundanceof your goods;they paidfor your wareswith emeralds,purple,embroideredwork,finelinen,coraland rubies.
Now Jacobfledto the landof Aram,And Israelworkedfor a wife,And for a wifehe kept[sheep].
"You shall answerand saybeforethe LORDyour God,My fatherwas a wanderingAramean,and he wentdownto Egyptand sojournedthere,fewin number;but therehe becamea great,mightyand populousnation.
