Midrasz do Rodzaju 32:36
Sefer HaYashar (midrash)
And Jacob placed into the hands of his sons all that was removed from Laban's flocks, and Jacob attended to the remainder of Laban's flocks. And the servants of Isaac, which were sent unto Jacob saw that Jacob would not return with them into the land of Canaan, and they went away from him returning to the land of Canaan. But Deborah remained in Haran with Jacob, and would not return to the land of Canaan with the servants of Isaac. And Deborah dwelt with Jacob’s wives and children in Haran. And Jacob continued serving Laban for six more years and whenever the sheep brought forth, Jacob removed from their midst all that were speckled and spotted as he had agreed upon with Laban. And Jacob continued doing so for six years, and the man increased exceedingly, and he possessed cattle, and man servants and maid-servants, and camels and asses. And Jacob had two hundred herds of cattle, every head of which was of a very large size, beautiful in appearance and very fruitful. And all the people of the land desired to pro cure some of Jacob’s cattle, for it was very, very prosperous. And many of the sons of man came to purchase some of Jacob’s stock and Jacob gave them a sheep for a man-servant or for a maid-servant. Whatsoever Jacob asked from them they gave him. And Jacob attained wealth, and honor, and possessions through these sales to the sons of man; and the sons of Laban envied him on account of that distinction. And it came to pass after some days, that Jacob heard the words of Laban’s sons, saying: Jacob hath taken away all that was our father's; and of that which was our father's hath he gotten all his glory and the Lord appeared unto Jacob at the end of six years saying unto him: Return into the land of thy fathers and to thy kindred, and I will be with thee. Then Jacob rose up and set his sons and his wives upon camels, and he went away to the land of Canaan, to his father Isaac. And Laban knew nothing of Jacob’s leaving, for Laban was at that time away to shear his sheep. And Rachel had stolen the images that were her father's, and she took and concealed them upon the camel on which she sat. And this is the manner after which images like these were prepared. They took a man that was the first born and put him to death and took all the hair off his head, and then the head was salted with salt and anointed with oil. And afterwards they took a small plate of copper or of gold and wrote “the name” upon it and placed the plate under his tongue; and then the head was brought into the house and lights were kindled around it, and they worshipped it and bowed down before it. And when they bowed down to it the head spoke to them, concerning all that they would inquire of it, through the power of “the name’” under its tongue. And some people make those images in the likeness of man, of gold and of silver, and they go to them at certain times known to them, and the idols will attract the power of the stars, and tell them all about future things. And the images which Rachel stole from her father were of the latter kind. And Rachel stole those images of her father so that he should not be able to ascertain whither Jacob had gone. And when Laban returned home he asked for Jacob and his household and they could not be found, and he went seeking his images to find out whither Jacob had gone. And Laban went to other images and making inquiries they told him that Jacob had fled to the house of his father in Canaan.
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Sefer HaYashar (midrash)
And Laban rose up and took all his brethen with him and all his servants, and he pursued Jacob and he overtook him on mount Gilead. And Laban said to Jacob: What hast thou done, that thou hast stolen away unawares to me, and hast carried away my daughters as captives taken with the sword. Where fore didst thou flee away secretly, and hast not suffered me to kiss my sons and my daughters and to send them away with gladness; and wherefore hast thou stolen my gods? And Jacob replied: For I said, peradventure thou wouldst take the daughters from me by force and now with whomsoever thou findest thy gods let him not live. And Laban searched for the images, looking through the entire tent of Jacob and through all the furniture, but he found them not. Laban said unto Jacob: Let us make a covenant, I and thou, and let it be for a witness between me and thee. If thou shall afflict my daughters, or if thou shalt take other wives beside my daughters, and may the Lord be a witness between me and thee concerning these things. And they gathered up stones and made of them a heap, and Laban said: This heap is a witness between me and thee. And he called the name of that heap Galeed. And Jacob and Laban offered up sacrifices on the mount, and they ate there together by the heap of stones, and they remained there all night. And early in the morning Laban arose and he wept over his daughters and he kissed them, and he returned to his home. And he sent hastily his son Beor, who was then seventeen years of age, and with him Abihoref, the son of Uz, the son of Nahor, and ten men, and they hastened and passed Jacob on the way, and they went by another road to the land of Seir. And they came unto Esau, saying unto him: Thus saith thy kinsman and relative Laban, thy mother's brother, the son of Bethuel: Hast thou heard what thy brother hath done unto me? For he came naked unto my house, and I went to meet him and I brought him with honors into my house. And I made him great, and I gave him for wives my two daughters and two of my maid servants. And the Lord blessed him for my sake, and he increased exceedingly, and he got sons and daughters and servants. And he hath also procured great many flocks and herds, and camels and asses and gold and silver in great plenty. And when he saw the abundance of his wealth, he went while I was away shearing my sheep, and he ran away secretly. And he sat his wives and children upon camels and he took along all his cattle and all the property which he hath gotten in my land, and turned his countenance to go to Isaac his father into the land of Canaan.
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