Jacob was forced to leave his homeland because of a long dispute between him and his brother, and to take a wife in his mother's homeland"; he succeeded in everything he did. He took Laban's daughter as his wife, even though he served her for 14 years, in order to have Laban's daughter as his wife, he was obliged to serve for seven years, plus another seven years. Jacob had it all: two wives and wealth... Catechesis on Jacob with Fr Bertrand Ratovoalinirina.