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> [“The seven extra years that Jacob had to serve Laban appear as a repayment for his treatment of Esau. His past had caught up with him, and he had to accept the results and serve Laban seven more years.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-h-sailhamer/the-seven-extra-years-that-jacob-had-to-serve-laban-appear-as-a/)

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## More by John H. Sailhamer

> [“The seven extra years that Jacob had to serve Laban appear as a repayment for his treatment of Esau. His past had caught up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-h-sailhamer/the-seven-extra-years-that-jacob-had-to-serve-laban-appear-as-a/)

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> [“9. Abraham’s death (25:1 – 11) After Sarah’s death, Abraham took another wife, Keturah. Abraham was a rejuvenated old man and continued to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-h-sailhamer/9-abraham-s-death-25-1-11-after-sarah-s-death-abraham-took-another/)

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> [“Human schemes can never carry out the plans of God.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-h-sailhamer/human-schemes-can-never-carry-out-the-plans-of-god/)

[John H. Sailhamer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-h-sailhamer/)

> [“Here the writer shows the progress and well-being of the line of Esau. He carefully notes that Esau is, in fact, “Edom.” The repeated…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-h-sailhamer/here-the-writer-shows-the-progress-and-well-being-of-the-line-of-esau/)

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> [“thus Jacob’s name, which means “the deceiver”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-h-sailhamer/thus-jacob-s-name-which-means-the-deceiver/)

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> [“The Isaac stories open (cf. v.11) with a final statement regarding the line of Ishmael, consisting of a genealogy of the twelve leaders of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-h-sailhamer/the-isaac-stories-open-cf-v-11-with-a-final-statement-regarding-the/)

[John H. Sailhamer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-h-sailhamer/)

> [“Once again Jacob was one who had gone to great lengths to secure his own well-being, but his efforts proved pointless.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-h-sailhamer/once-again-jacob-was-one-who-had-gone-to-great-lengths-to-secure-his/)

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> [“The marriage of Esau to the daughter of Ishmael reminds us that the promised offspring of Abraham was determined, not by the will of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-h-sailhamer/the-marriage-of-esau-to-the-daughter-of-ishmael-reminds-us-that-the/)

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> [“God’s will; rather, God’s will was accomplished in spite of the conflict. Another important motif is that “the older will serve the younger.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-h-sailhamer/god-s-will-rather-god-s-will-was-accomplished-in-spite-of-the/)

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