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  • Early next morning, Jacob took the stone he had used for his pillow, and set it up as a pillar, pouring oil over the top of it. (Genesis 28, 18)

  • Jacob then made this vow, 'If God remains with me and keeps me safe on this journey I am making, if he gives me food to eat and clothes to wear, (Genesis 28, 20)

  • Continuing his journey, Jacob reached the Land of the Easterners. (Genesis 29, 1)

  • Jacob said to the shepherds, 'Friends, where are you from?' They replied, 'We are from Haran.' (Genesis 29, 4)

  • As soon as Jacob saw Rachel, his uncle Laban's daughter, with his uncle Laban's flock, he went up and, rolling the stone off the mouth of the well, watered his uncle Laban's sheep. (Genesis 29, 10)

  • Jacob then kissed Rachel and burst into tears. (Genesis 29, 11)

  • As soon as he heard her speak of his sister's son Jacob, Laban ran to greet him, embraced him, kissed him and took him to his house. Jacob told Laban everything that had happened, (Genesis 29, 13)

  • and Laban said to him, 'You are indeed my bone and flesh!' After Jacob had been staying with him for a month, (Genesis 29, 14)

  • Laban said to Jacob, 'Just because you are my kinsman, why should you work for me for nothing? Tell me what wages you want.' (Genesis 29, 15)

  • and Jacob had fallen in love with Rachel. So his answer was, 'I shall work for you for seven years in exchange for your younger daughter Rachel.' (Genesis 29, 18)

  • So Jacob worked for seven years for Rachel, and they seemed to him like a few days because he loved her so much. (Genesis 29, 20)

  • Then Jacob said to Laban, 'Give me my wife, for my time is up and I should like to go to her.' (Genesis 29, 21)


“Por que a tentação passada deixa na alma uma certa perturbação? perguntou um penitente a Padre Pio. Ele respondeu: “Você já presenciou um tremor de terra? Quando tudo estremece a sua volta, você também é sacudido; no entanto, não necessariamente fica enterrado nos destroços!” São Padre Pio de Pietrelcina