Isaac akaroora Rebecca, vakazvara mapatya, mukuru ainzi Esau mudiki achinzi Jacob. Uyu mukomana mudiki ndiye akaenda pamberi pababa vake nounyegeri akakwanisa kuti baba vamupe ropafadzo dzedangwe dzaifanirwa kunge dzakagadzwa pamukoma wake Esau. Mushure mokunge aba maropafadzo sezvizvi, Jacob akatiza pamusha akanogara mumusha wemadziSekuru ake hanzvadzi dzaAmai vake. Ikoko Jacob akanoshandira Sekuru vake Laban zvichitevedza chivimbiso chekuti Jacob aizopihwa mukunda wavo Rachel kuti ave mukadzi wake. Pamusi wekuti chitsidzo chizadziswe, Laban akapinza mukunda mukuru Leah mumba maJacob, Leah akava ndiye mukadzi wekutanga waJacob. Mushure mezvo Jacob anonopopotana naLaban, vakazoguma vatenderana kuti Jacoab ashande mamwe makore masere kuti apihwe Rachel somukadzi wechipiri. Kwapera makore mazhinji Jacob akadzokera kumusha kwake kuCanaan mushure mokunge audzwa naMwari kuti achidzokera kwake. Pakuenda Jacob akanoenda nevarongo vaviri vaiva varandakadzi vemadzimai ake Leah naRachel. Leah naRachel vakapa Jacob varongo ava kuti vagozvarira Jacob vana. Jacob akava baba wevanakomana gumi nevaviri.