he worked for, i think it was his uncle anyway, and made a deal with him

Jacob was renamed Israel?

if he worked a number of years for him on his land, he would give rachel (his beautiful daughter) up for marriage

Was Israel founded by this time

no, Israel wasn't a country at this time

in fact, the 12 children of Jacob

eventually become the

12 Tribes of Israel

I thought...

I need to go back and read. I thought it was Abraham that had 12 sons.

anyway, when the years were up and he was about ot marry rachel, the uncle (or whoever it is) put his ugly daughter in a veil and had her married off instead

so basically he pulled one over on Jacob, which is very obvious that Jacob's sins are coming back to bite him

Jacob worked a number of more years and finally got to marry rachel, though

But...

thus he was stuck with the ugly wife

but also had rachel

no, Abraham had Isaac

Wouldn't you lift the veil to see who you're marrying?

That's retarded

Marrying someone you don't knowm

and then God said ot sacrifice Isaac, and he abided, and before the sacrifice occurred, God stopped him (it was a test of faith)

Even if it is your cousin.

well ceremonially you're not suppose to see the bride before marriage, and it'd probably be very uncustomary to lift the veil

until after marriage

I mean, is that where the tradition came from?

i would assume so

but i am not 100% sure

lol

Surprise you're marrying this person!

also, if i remember right

Scary lmfao

Israel essentially means "Struggles with God"

which is why he was renamed Israel after wrestling with the angel

and probably why some people think the angel was actually God

My name is Jacob, and I struggle with god.

Maybe he put a voice in my mother's head and told her to name me that..

Or I'm some insignificant worm.

a famous image

depicting the event

who knows lol

jacob means supplanter

which is exactly what he did to his brother