And Ja-cob woke out of his sleep, and said, 'Tis true the Lord is in this place, and I knew it not. And he was in great fear, and said, This is the house of God, and this is the gate of heav-en! Then he rose up and took the stone on which his head had lain and set it up on end, and he poured oil on top of it. And he gave to that place the name of Beth-el, and made a vow to love and serve God all the rest of his life. And though he had done wrong, God for-gave him, and he was known as a great and good man. CHAPTER V. JACOB AND RACHEL. AS Ja-cob went on his way to the East he came to a well that was out in the field, near which lay three great flocks of sheep. And there was a great stone on top of the well. And the men who took care of the flocks would roll the stone from the mouth of the well, and give drink to the sheep. Then they would roll the stone back to the mouth of the well. Ja-cob said to the men, Whence do ye come? And they told him. And he said, Know ye La-ban, the son of Na-hor? [Illustration: RA-CHEL AND JA-COB AT THE WELL.] And they said, We know him. And he said, Is he well? And they said, He is well. And there is one of his girls now, Ra-chel, and she comes this way with her sheep. While Ja-cob yet spake with the men, Ra-chel came up with the sheep that she took care of. And when Ja-cob saw her, he came near, and drew the stone from the mouth of the well, and gave drink to the whole of her flock. And as soon as he told her that he was Re-bek-ah's son, she ran home with the news. And when La-ban heard that his sis-ter's son was near, he ran out to meet him, and threw his arms round his neck and kissed him, and brought him to his house. And Ja-cob dwelt there for the space of a month. And La-ban said to Ja-cob, Thou art bone of my bone and flesh of my flesh, but it is not right for thee to serve me for nought. Tell me how much I shall pay thee? Now La-ban had two girls--Le-ah and Ra-chel. And Ja-cob was in love with Ra-chel; and he said to La-ban, I will serve thee se-ven years if thou wilt give me Ra-chel for a wife. And La-ban said it would please him to have Ja-cob for a son-in-law, and Ja-cob served sev-en years for Ra-chel, and they seemed to him but a few days, so great was his love for her. And at the end of that time Ja-cob said to La-ban, Give me my wife, for I have served thee my full time. And La-ban made a feast, and brought in Le-ah to be Ja-cob's wife. In those days the bride wore a veil, and the man she wed could not look on her face till the next day. So Ja-cob did not find out this trick till the next morn, and then he came in great wrath to La-ban and said, What is this thou hast done to us? Did I not serve with thee for Ra-chel? and why did'st thou cheat me?