Upon finding his uncle, Laban, he also meets his youngest daughter Rachel. At first sight, Jacob falls in love with Rachel asking Laban if he can serve him for seven years in return for being given the blessing to marry her (Gen. 29:15-20). After the seven years quickly passed, Laban had a feast to signify the completion of the seven years that Jacob had served. That evening, Laban took instead his daughter Leah to Jacob, tricking him as he could not tell the women apart in the dark (Gen. 29:21-24). In this story, it seems as if Jacob gets his comeuppance for tricking his brother Esau. It also allows for scholars to see new tricksters come into the story, Laban and Leah. One could even conclude that their trickery comes from their love for each other, similar to the mother-son relationship Rebekah and Jacob
Upon finding his uncle, Laban, he also meets his youngest daughter Rachel. At first sight, Jacob falls in love with Rachel asking Laban if he can serve him for seven years in return for being given the blessing to marry her (Gen. 29:15-20). After the seven years quickly passed, Laban had a feast to signify the completion of the seven years that Jacob had served. That evening, Laban took instead his daughter Leah to Jacob, tricking him as he could not tell the women apart in the dark (Gen. 29:21-24). In this story, it seems as if Jacob gets his comeuppance for tricking his brother Esau. It also allows for scholars to see new tricksters come into the story, Laban and Leah. One could even conclude that their trickery comes from their love for each other, similar to the mother-son relationship Rebekah and Jacob