Jacob Meets Rachel and Laban in Haran

29:1-14

29 Then Jacob lifted his feet and went to the land of the sons of the east. 2 And he looked, and behold, a well was in the field, and behold, three flocks of sheep were lying there near it, because from that well the flocks were watered, and the stone over the mouth of the well was large. 3 And all the flocks would be gathered there, then they would roll the stone from over the mouth of the well and water the sheep. Then they would return the stone to its place over the mouth of the well.

4 Then Jacob said to them, “My brothers, where are you from?” And they said, “We are from Haran.” 5 Then he said to them, “Do you know Laban, the grandson of Nahor?” And they said, “We know him.” 6 Then he said to them, “Are things well for him?” And they said, “Things are well. And behold, Rachel his daughter is coming with the sheep.” 7 Then he said, “Behold, the day is still large. It is not time for the livestock to be gathered. Water the sheep, and go pasture them.” 8 But they said, “We cannot, until all the flocks are gathered and they roll the stone from over the mouth of the well. Then we will water the sheep.”

9 He was still talking with them when Rachel came with the sheep that belonged to her father, because she was tending them. 10 Then it happened, when Jacob saw Rachel, the daughter of Laban his mother’s brother, and the sheep of Laban his mother’s brother, then Jacob went over and rolled the stone from over the mouth of the well, and watered the sheep of Laban his mother’s brother. 11 Then Jacob kissed Rachel and lifted his voice and cried. 12 Then Jacob told Rachel that he was a relative of her father and that he was a son of Rebekah. Then she ran and told her father.

13 And it happened, when Laban heard the news about Jacob the son of his sister, then he ran to meet him. Then he embraced him and kissed him and brought him to his house. Then he told Laban all these things, 14 and Laban said to him, “You are indeed my bone and my flesh!”