Thematic Bible: Stolen by

And Laban went to shear his sheep: and Rachel had stolen the images that were her father's. Verse ConceptsCriminalsHousehold GodsSheepStealingSuffering, Causes OfSheep ShearingRobbing Gods

And now, though you would wish to be gone, because you greatly longed after your father's house, yet why have you stolen my gods? And Jacob answered and said to Laban, Because I was afraid: for I said, Perhaps you would take by force your daughters from me. With whomever you find your gods, let him not live: before our brethren discern what is yours with me, and take it to you. For Jacob knew not that Rachel had stolen them. read more.
And Laban went into Jacob's tent, and into Leah's tent, and into the two maidservants' tents; but he found them not. Then went he out of Leah's tent, and entered into Rachel's tent. Now Rachel had taken the images, and put them in the camel's saddle, and sat upon them. And Laban searched all the tent, but found them not. And she said to her father, Let it not displease my lord that I cannot rise up before you; for the custom of women is upon me. And he searched, but found not the images.