What happensPermalink
Jacob meets Rachel, Laban’s daughter (his cousin). He promises to work for Laban for seven years to marry Rachel. Laban tricks him and he marries Leah (Rachel’s elder sister) instead, so he promises another seven years for Rachel.
Why it mattersPermalink
As usual, God chooses the younger sibling and the harder path. A consequence of Jacob marrying both sisters due to Laban’s deception is that he has twelve children (of whom only two are Rachel’s), who become the patriarchs of the twelve tribes of Israel.
Key versePermalink
So Jacob went in to Rachel also, and he loved Rachel more than Leah, and served Laban for another seven years.