Leibovitz OPEN: Genesis

Jacob’s dream

And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it. And, behold, the LORD stood above it, and said, I am the LORD God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed. Gn 28:12-13 formula 422 ladder + angel + angel == LORD
ladder + Jacob == LORD
formula 423 angel + God = 177
formula 424 ladder + LORD == LORD
formula 425 Abraham + Isaac + Jacob == 3142 LORD

And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south... Gn 28:14

formula 185 (Genesis) as the dust of the earth = 666

And he was afraid, and said, How dreadful is this place! this is none other but the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven. Gn 28:17

formula 426

this is none other but the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven == LORD

And Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put for his pillows, and set it up for a pillar, and poured oil upon the top of it. And he called the name of that place Bethel: but the name of that city was called Luz at the first. And Jacob vowed a vow... Gn 28:18-20 formula 427 stone + oil = Bethel
formula 428 Luz = alive
formula 429 vow = bless

Two marriages

And Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel. Leah was tender eyed; but Rachel was beautiful and well favoured. Gn 29:16-17

formula 430 Jacob == Jacob · Rachel
formula 431 Leah = Gomorrah
And Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter. And Laban said, It is better that I give her to thee, than that I should give her to another man: abide with me. And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her. Gn 29:18-20 formula 432 7 Jacob == serve
formula 433 Rachel == serve
formula 434 Laban = Rachel

Jacob’s children

And Leah conceived, and bare a son, and she called his name Reuben: for she said, Surely the LORD hath looked upon my affliction; now therefore my husband will love me. Gn 29:32 formula 435 Reuben (1)
Reuben == Leah ^2 + Leah ^2
And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Because the LORD hath heard I was hated, he hath therefore given me this son also: and she called his name Simeon. Gn 29:33 formula 436 Simeon (2)
Simeon == Leah ^3
And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Now this time will my husband be joined unto me, because I have born him three sons: therefore was his name called Levi. And she conceived again, and bare a son: and she said, Now will I praise the LORD: therefore she called his name Judah; and left bearing. Gn 29:34-35
formula 437 Levi (3)
formula 438 Judah (4)
Reuben (1) + Simeon (2) + Levi (3) + Judah (4) == bless · Leah

And she gave him Bilhah her handmaid to wife: and Jacob went in unto her. And Bilhah conceived, and bare Jacob a son. And Rachel said, God hath judged me, and hath also heard my voice, and hath given me a son: therefore called she his name Dan. And Bilhah Rachel’s maid conceived again, and bare Jacob a second son. And Rachel said, With great wrestlings have I wrestled with my sister, and I have prevailed: and she called his name Naphtali. Gn 30:4-8

formula 439 Dan (5)
formula 440 Naphtali (6)
formula 441 Dan + Naphtali == 2 LORD
Dan + Naphtali == bless ·(Rachel + Bilhah) 

And Zilpah Leah’s maid bare Jacob a son. And Leah said, A troop cometh: and she called his name Gad. And Zilpah Leah’s maid bare Jacob a second son. And Leah said, Happy am I, for the daughters will call me blessed: and she called his name Asher. Gn 30:10-13

formula 442 Gad (7)
formula 443 Asher (8)
Reuben + Simeon + Levi + Judah + Gad + Asher === Leah ^2
And God hearkened unto Leah, and she conceived, and bare Jacob the fifth son. And Leah said, God hath given me my hire, because I have given my maiden to my husband: and she called his name Issachar. And Leah conceived again, and bare Jacob the sixth son. And Leah said, God hath endued me with a good dowry; now will my husband dwell with me, because I have born him six sons: and she called his name Zebulun. Gn 30:17-20 formula 444 Issachar (9)
formula 445 Zebulun (10)
LORD · God == Reuben + Simeon + Levi + Judah + Gad + Asher + Issachar + Zebulun
And afterwards she bare a daughter, and called her name Dinah. Gn 30:21 formula 446 Dinah == 157
And God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to her, and opened her womb. And she conceived, and bare a son; and said, God hath taken away my reproach: And she called his name Joseph; and said, The LORD shall add to me another son. Gn 30:22-24 formula 447 Joseph (11)
Joseph = 156 == LORD
formula 448 Joseph == 7 Rachel
formula 449 Dan + Naphtali + Joseph == (Rachel + Bilhah) ^2
And it came to pass, when Rachel had born Joseph, that Jacob said unto Laban, Send me away, that I may go unto mine own place, and to my country. Give me my wives and my children, for whom I have served thee, and let me go: for thou knowest my service which I have done thee. Gn 30:25-26 formula 450 Reuben (1) + Simeon (2) + Levi (3) + Judah (4) + Gad (5) + Asher (6) + Issachar (7) + Zebulun (8) + Dan (9) + Naphtali (10) + Joseph (11) = 3014 === 314
formula 451 11 (Rachel + Leah) = 3014
And Laban said unto him, I pray thee, if I have found favour in thine eyes, tarry: for I have learned by experience that the LORD hath blessed me for thy sake. Gn 30:27 formula 452 Laban + bless = tables

Jacob and his wives

formula 453 Jacob + Leah + Zilpah + Rachel + Bilhah === LORD
formula 454 Leah + Zilpah = 158
formula 455 (Rachel + Bilhah) / (Leah + Zilpah) == 1772

Laban’s images

And Laban went to shear his sheep: and Rachel had stolen the images that were her father’s. Gn 31:19

formula 456 Rachel + images = 2 · 22 ^2
And Jacob stole away unawares to Laban the Syrian, in that he told him not that he fled. Gn 31:20 formula 457 Laban === heart
formula 458 Laban the Syrian = (Rachel + heart) + (Leah + heart)
And God came to Laban the Syrian in a dream by night, and said unto him, Take heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad. Then Laban overtook Jacob. Now Jacob had pitched his tent in the mount: and Laban with his brethren pitched in the mount of Gilead. Gn 31:24-25 formula 459 Gilead + Jacob + Laban the Syrian = 627
formula 460 Gilead + Jacob + Laban == Israel
And Jacob took a stone, and set it up for a pillar. Gn 31:45 formula 461 pillar ^2 == 40
formula 125 (Genesis) altar ^2 == 40
And Jacob said unto his brethren, Gather stones; and they took stones, and made an heap. Gn 31:46 formula 462 stone ^2 == LORD
The God of Abraham, and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge betwixt us... Gn 31:53 formula 463 judge = 627
And early in the morning Laban rose up, and kissed his sons and his daughters, and blessed them... Gn 31:55 formula 464 Jacob + Laban == 2 Israel
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