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Jacob: Wrestling with God

The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast

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The Name Israel Is a Crucial Moment in the Story

Rachel and Jacob turn out not to be very good at having children but Leah she's really good at having kids so she provides Jacob with Ruben, Simeon, Levi or Levi I believe and Judah. Rachel is jealous of her older sister who seems to be damn good at producing sons  so she chews him out andJacob basically says like what do you want me to do about it I'm not God which is a reasonable response he would say. So in her desperation she gives Jacob Bella who's her maidservant we've seen that sort of thing happen before the story goes from there.

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