. The Bible and its . rther away amongthe fields, where shepherds watered their flocks. Heinquired for his mothers people; and the shepherdspointed to where Rachel was coming with her flockto the well. Jacob with his usual craft hurried theshepherds away so that he remained alone, to helpRachel water her sheep and then tell her who he welcomed him gladly with a kiss, and ran totell her father. This father was Laban, the brother of Rebekali,who had given the latter to be Isaacs wife. Labanwas a man of Jacobs own type, well-meaning per-haps at heart, and bold where need be, but f
. The Bible and its . rther away amongthe fields, where shepherds watered their flocks. Heinquired for his mothers people; and the shepherdspointed to where Rachel was coming with her flockto the well. Jacob with his usual craft hurried theshepherds away so that he remained alone, to helpRachel water her sheep and then tell her who he welcomed him gladly with a kiss, and ran totell her father. This father was Laban, the brother of Rebekali,who had given the latter to be Isaacs wife. Labanwas a man of Jacobs own type, well-meaning per-haps at heart, and bold where need be, but full of-guile and trickery. The two men were not ill-matched. At first Laban had all the advantage oftheir intercourse; for Jacob was after all but an ig-norant country lad, and besides he had fallen at firstsight deeply in love with Rachel. The purest, noblest,strongest sentiment of his life had come to him thereby the well when he had kissed his cousin. For hersake he forgot his own home and prospects and re-mained in l^acfjel anb Heal) BY ANDREA APPIANI, AN ITALIAN 1317. think of this misery of the little of her, out to Rachel. Leah was tender-eyed; hut Rachel was beautifularid well favoured.—Gen., 29, 17. LAB AN brought Jacob joyfully to his house,and there presented him to his older daugh-ter, Leah. Leah was gentle and tender-eyed, a phrase which some commentators have un-happily suggested may mean sore-eyed orsquinting; but one hates todisfigurement as added to theunhappy Leah. Jacob thoughtfor his heart was already goneHe promptly offered to serve Laban seven years forthe younger sisters hand. The father consented,and the years sped by, seeming to Jacob but a fewdays, for the love he had to her. When, however,the time was completed, Laban had the wedding heldat night, and cunningly substituted Leah for Rachelin the ceremony; nor did Jacob know of the deceituntil the next day. He was enraged; but Laban paci-fied him by giving him Rachel also to be hi
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