Odysseus and Jacob are first compared to their relationship with their wives. Odysseus loves Penelope with all his heart and does everything to get to her. Penelope is the one who keeps Odysseus strong. Even though the goddess of Calypso offered him immortality as a god, Odysseus refused to accept the offer because his love towards Penelope was everlasting. He felt the only way to live a human life was to live it through and die. Dieing was an event in every human's life that the gods honored and were jealous about. He wanted to live and die with Penelope his only love. He traveled long journeys in order to see her once again.
As compared to Odysseus, Jacob who is married with two wives is mainly in love …show more content…
God watched Jacob wherever he went and whatever he did. From his love with Rachel, to his journey from Paddan Aram his mother's home back to Canaan his father's home, and his fear of Esau his twin brother, God came into Jacob's life and saved him. God sent guardian angels as his army to protect him from Esau. God talked with Laban as he left Paddan Aram so Jacob wouldn't have to worry about him anymore. God opened Rachel's womb in order for her to be loved by Jacob. God did everything in Jacob's life to change him into a better person. God made him believe in the spirit. This belief succeeded in making Jacob a more spiritual person later in his