God blessed Jacob abundantly with his flocks and Laban and his sons became very jealous. So God told Jacob to leave. Jacob organized his wives, children and livestock and left Paddan Aram to go to his father Isaac in the land of Canaan, without telling Laban he was leaving. Rachel even took her father's gods with her! Laban only discovered they had left 3 days later so he set off in pursuit and caught up with them a week later at Gilead. But God spoke to Laban in a dream not to speak harshly to Jacob. So Laban just complained about the way they had left without even letting him kiss his daughters and grandchildren goodbye, and especially complained about the theft of his gods. Laban searched for them but didn't find them because Rachel was sat on top of them hidden in her saddle and she told her father she couldn't stand up because she had a period! Nevertheless Jacob and Laban still argued about their past relationship, but eventually they agreed on making a mutual peace treaty or covenant, and then Laban left.
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