The Life of Jacob and his son Joseph . reat stone was uponthe welPs mouth. And thither all theflocks and shepherds were gathered, andthey rolled the stone from the welFsmouth, and watered the sheep, and putthe stone again upon the welPs it not a sight to bring tears of joyinto the strangers eyes ? He approached,and said, Mybrethren,where do you dwell ? We dwell inHaran, said they. It was the very spotthe stranger was seeking ! Do youknow a man named Laban ? said do, answered the shepherds. Ishe well ? They ansAvered; He is, andhere is his daughter Rachel just comingwith her flo
The Life of Jacob and his son Joseph . reat stone was uponthe welPs mouth. And thither all theflocks and shepherds were gathered, andthey rolled the stone from the welFsmouth, and watered the sheep, and putthe stone again upon the welPs it not a sight to bring tears of joyinto the strangers eyes ? He approached,and said, Mybrethren,where do you dwell ? We dwell inHaran, said they. It was the very spotthe stranger was seeking ! Do youknow a man named Laban ? said do, answered the shepherds. Ishe well ? They ansAvered; He is, andhere is his daughter Rachel just comingwith her flock. And while they con-tinued to talk, the young shepherdesscame to the well, leading her fathers -AND HIS SON JOSEPH. 39 flock. In those days, and in that country,the daughters even of kings sometimestended sheep. The manners of the East, in all ages,have been very simple. The strangerdrew near, without an that courtesy which arises fromgood-will, he removed the stone from thewell, and watered the maidens flock; and. kissed her, and burst into tears. His heartwas full, and he sobbed aloud. Rachelmust have been astonished. I am Ja-cob, said he. I am your fathers kins-man. I am the son of Rebekah, youraunt.^ No sooner had she heard this, 40 LIFE OF JACOB, than she ran and told her father. AndLaban hastened out to welcome his ne-phew, the son of his beloved sister. Heran, he took him in his arms, he kissedhim, he brought him to his dwelling; andwhen he had heard Jacobs story, hesaid, Surely thou art bone of my bone,and flesh of my flesh.^ This was a pleasant change for thewandering Hebrew. He found himselfreceived as a kinsman and friend, by hismothers brother, and became one of thefamily at once. After a month had passed,during which Jacob helped his relativesin taking care of their numerous flocks,he had become well acquainted with histwo cousins, the daughters of elder of these was Leah; the young-er was Rachel, who had met him at thewell. Leah was
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