immediately, “before he had finished speaking” (Genesis 24:15). GENESIS 28:3, 4 “May God Almighty bless you.” These words were addressed to Jacob by Isaac, when Jacob was sent to take a wife from the daughters of his mother’s brother, Laban. While the words were spoken to Jacob, they were in fact a prayer to the Lord for Jacob. GENESIS 32:9–12 “O God of my father Abraham … deliver me, I pray, from the hand of my brother.” (See the analysis of Jacob’s request on page 18.) This prayer is notable