According to Gensis 29:16-18,He worked 7 years for Rachel, and was deceived and was given Leah. After the wedding week with Leah, he got Rachel, in the promise of working another 7 years. The Bible tells that he stayed to work for Laben for additional years and grew rich from the herds. (God's blessings). Genesis 31:38 says "I have been with you for twenty years now. At this point Jacob was leaving.
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Laban tricked Jacob into marrying Leah by giving her to Jacob instead of Rachel on their wedding night, as Jacob had intended. Laban did this by having Leah wear a veil and keeping her identity hidden until the morning, when it was revealed to Jacob that he had married Leah instead of Rachel.
Leah and Rachel were Laban's daughters. They both married Jacob.
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Rachel married Jacob, she was Laban's daughter.
Laban changed Jacob's wages multiple times while working for him - specifically, he changed Jacob's wages 10 times as mentioned in Genesis 31:7.
His uncle, Laban. Jacob wished to marry Rachel and agreed to work for Laban seven years. Laban used a veil to pull 'a fast one', and gave him the older sister, Leah, instead. Jacob had to work ANOTHER seven years to get Rachel as well.
According to Genesis 27 and after, Jacob's father-in-law was Laban, who was also Jacob's uncle (his mother Rebekah's brother). I know your talking about the bible, but in Twilight Jacob's father-in-law will probably be Edward. LOL
In the Old testament Jacobs uncle was Laban (don't know the spelling) and he tricked him by making him marry Leah not Rachel.
There are a few Jacob's in The Bible, but probably the most well know is Jacob the son of Isaac. Jacob married Leah and her sister Rachel, who's father was Laban. Laban was not only the father in law of Jacob but he was also a brother to Rebekah, Jacob's mother.
Laban was the uncle of Jacob who was renamed Israel
To get married with his daughter, however he gives him the daughter he doesnt want so he works another 7 to get the one he wants, therfore making him work 14 years to get two of his daughters (one lucky man (:) jokes.