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Jacob And 2 Women
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Aug 24, 2026 updated
Verified editorial review
Rich Mullins' 'Jacob and 2 Women' retells the biblical story of Jacob, Rachel, and Leah, using it to reflect on the complexities of love, longing, and human frailty. The song weaves together the narrative of Jacob's family with poetic imagery of broken dreams and unfulfilled desires. It explores how love can be fleeting and how people often settle for less than they hoped. Mullins presents a raw, honest view of relationships, acknowledging the pain and disappointment that can accompany them, while subtly pointing to a deeper spiritual reality. The song invites listeners to consider the imperfect nature of human love and the need for divine grace.
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Jacob he loved Rachel and Rachel she loved him
And Leah was just there for dramatic effect
Well it's right there in the Bible so it must not be a sin
But it sure does seem like an awful dirty trick
And her sky is just a petal pressed in a book of a memory
Of the time he thought he loved her and they kissed
And her friends say "Ah he's a devil"
But she says "No he is a dream"
This is the world as best as I can remember it
Now Jacob got two women and a whole house full of kids
And he schemed his way back to the promised land
And he finds it's one thing to win 'em
And it's another to keep 'em content
When he knows that he is only just one man
And his sky's an empty bottle and when he's drunk the ocean dry
Well he sails off three sheets to some reckless wind
And his friends say "Ain't it awful"
And he says "No I think it's fine"
And this is the world as best as I can remember it
Now Rachel's weeping for the children
That she thought she could not bear
And she bears a sorrow that she cannot hide
And she wishes she was with them
But she just looks and they're not there
Seems that love comes for just a moment
And then it passes on by
And her sky is just a bandit
Swinging at the end of a hangman's noose
'Cause he stole the moon and must be made to pay for it
And her friends say "My that's tragic"
She says "Especially for the moon"
And this is the world as best as I can remember it
And this is the world as best as I can remember it