My name is Heather Crespin, and you're listening to Bedtime Bible Stories for adults.

I started this podcast because I always have trouble sleeping, and I wanted something I could listen to that would give me peace.

What better way than listening to the Word of God?

I hope it can help you as well.

I Close your eyes.

Slowly begin to relax your muscles.

From your neck to your shoulder blades, to your arms, your hands and fingers, your back, your legs, all the way to your toes let the weight of your body sink into your bed and pillow breathe in deeply and breathe out slowly empty your mind of any burdens or worries and give them to God and prepare to listen to the Word of God. Jacob soon learned that Laban's sons were grumbling about him.

Jacob has robbed our father of everything, they said.

He has gained all his wealth at our father's expense.

And Jacob began to notice a change in Laban's attitude toward him.

Then the Lord said to Jacob,

Return to the land of your father and grandfather and to your relatives there and I will be with you.

So Jacob called Rachel and Leah out to the field where he was watching his flock.

He said to them,

I have noticed that your father's attitude toward me has changed.

But the God of my father has been with me.

You know how hard I have worked for your father,

but he has cheated me,

changing my wages ten times.

But God has not allowed him to do me any harm.

For if he said, the speckled animals will be your wages the whole

flock began to produce speckled young and when he changed his mind and said the striped

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