¹⁷ So Jacob put his children and his wives on camels. ¹⁸ Then they began their journey back to Isaac, his father. He lived in the land of Canaan. All the flocks of animals that Jacob owned walked ahead of them. He carried everything with him that he had gotten while he lived in Northwest Mesopotamia.

¹⁹ Laban was gone to cut the wool from his sheep. While he was gone, Rachel stole the idols of false gods that belonged to him.