Message from @Amadeus
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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!
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
there is also a lot of interesting things in the Bible that is not commonly discussed
subjects of theological debate among the denominations
one of my favorite being the concept of Christophany
We'll have to discuss it at a later date. I get up at 7am and I don't get home until 9
Pm
which is essentially the idea that in the Old Testament, God (specifically Jesus) has physical manifestations or presences before he is officially born in the New Testament
alright lol
I guess, I have my own skepticism.
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