Rachel is barren, so she gives her servant to Jacob. The servant, after being raped by Jacob, conceives a son. Bonus points for her being on Rachel's knees as Jacob rapes her, so that makes her just as guilty of rape under today's laws. Nothing like the good ol' days!
Anyway, Rachel's servant bears Jacob two sons.
Now Leah appears to be post-menopausal and can't conceive. Those twenty years Jacob spent laboring for Laban didn't stop the clock. So she gives her maid to Jacob for more rape and Leah has two more sons through her maid.
One of Leah's sons gathers some mandrake and Rachel would like some. She makes a deal with Leah that she'll allow Leah to lie with Jacob for some of the mandrake. Pimpin' ain't easy. This appears to be a good deal because Leah bears two more sons and a daughter.
God "remembers" (again, a weird way to describe something that shouldn't happen to an omnipotent being) Rachel and "opens her womb". So Rachel appears to be getting up there, too. She bears Joseph.
Joseph will be important later. Stay tuned.
Jacob wants to leave and Laban asks his price for his years of labor. Jacob says he'll take the speckled and striped, which are less valuable than the solid colored, from Laban's flock. Laban then takes all of those out and sends them away with his other son's with a three day headstart.
It is not explained why Jacob didn't question what was going on for three days when all the speckled and striped disappeared.
Jacob responds by selectively breeding the remaining stock, ensuring the strongest are born speckled and striped and the solid colored are less healthy. Jacob's flock is better and he becomes rich.
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