The Bible - Jacob stars 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.

After Jacob succeeds in getting the parental blessing that should have gone to Esau, his elder twin, he earns his brother's eternal hatred. Jacob flees to his Uncle Laban's in order to avoid Esau's wrath, but finds Laban equally dangerous...