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Jacob

Jacob and Rachel are two young loves willing to go through anything to be together. After tricking his older brother out of his birthright, Jacob leaves home in fear for his life. Upon seeing Rachel's beauty for the first time, he forgets his past and only dreams of his future with her.

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  • "Yage"@en
  • "雅各伯"
  • "Story of Jacob and Esau"@en
  • "Yagebo"@en
  • "Jakob"
  • "雅各"

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  • "Jacob and Rachel are two young loves willing to go through anything to be together. After tricking his older brother out of his birthright, Jacob leaves home in fear for his life. Upon seeing Rachel's beauty for the first time, he forgets his past and only dreams of his future with her."@en
  • "Portrays the story of two brothers, Jacob and Esau as they fight for their father's affection and inheritance. Jacob flees and shelters with his scheming uncle, Laban, where he falls in love with Rachel, and is forced to labour for years to win her."
  • "Jacob weet door een list het erfrecht van zijn broer Ezau te verkrijgen, maar veel geluk brengt hem dat niet."
  • "Starring Matthew Modine as the eponymous hero, who sired the family that would eventually create Israel. Lara Flynn Boyle appears as Rachel, the woman he loves."@en
  • "After tricking his older brother out of his birthright, Jacob leaves home in fear for his life. Upon seeing Rachel's beauty for the first time, he forgets his past and only dreams of his future with her. Penniless and unemployed, Jacob offers Rachel's father the only thing he can give for her hand in marriage - manual labor for seven years. But uncle Laban is a treacherous and selfish man, and on what should be the happiest night of Jacob's life, he orchestrates the ultimate deceit. Rachel must watch as Jacob is forced to start a family with another. Jacob must work for his conniving uncle for close to two decades to win the love of his life. Their freedom is another matter."
  • ""Biblical love story which also chronicles Jacob's ascendency as a Hebrew patriarch. ... Begins as Jacob's father is tricked into bestowing the family inheritance upon Jacob instead of his oldest son Esau. Jacob then flees his homeland, and Esau's wrath, and travels to the home of his uncle, Laban, to pick a wife from among Laban's daughters. He chooses Rachel, but is soon duped into marrying another"--TV guide, December 4, 1994."@en
  • "For seven long years, Jacob has labored to earn the right to marry beautiful Rachel. Now the seven years are up, but Rachel's devious father substitutes his elder daughter on the wedding night. One of the greatest love stories from the Bible."@en
  • "Matthew Modine (Memphis Belle, And The Band Played On) and Lara Flynn Boyle (Wayne's World, Threesome) turn in heartfelt performances as Jacob and Rachel, two young loves willing to go through anything to be together. Director Peter Hall brings to the screen one of the most poignant romances of all time, filmed in stunning Morocco. After tricking his older brother out of his birthright, Jacob leaves home in fear for his life. Upon seeing Rachel's beauty for the first time, he forgets his past and only dreams of his future with her. Penniless and unemployed, Jacob offers Rachel's father the only thing he can give for her hand in marriage--manual labor for seven years. But uncle Laban is a treacherous and selfish man, and on what should be the happiest night of Jacob's life, he orchestrates the ultimate deceit. Rachel must watch as Jacob is forced to start a family with another. Jacob must work for his conniving uncle for close to two decades to win the love of his life. Their freedom is another matter."@en
  • "The story of Jacob, father of the twelve tribes of Israel."@en
  • "Jacob and Rachel are two young loves willing to go through anything to be together. After tricking his older brothr out of his birthright, Jacob leaves home in fear for his life. Upon seeing Rachel's beauty for the first time, he forgets his past and only dreams of his future with her."@en

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  • "Film adaptations"@en
  • "Fiction historique (fiction)"
  • "Italian television programs"@en
  • "Video recordings for the hearing impaired"@en
  • "Biblical epics"@en
  • "DVDs"@en
  • "Drama"@en
  • "Drama"
  • "Made-for-TV movies"@en
  • "Made for TV movies"@en

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  • "Jacob"
  • "Jacob"@en
  • "Bible. A.T"