(א) ואת לאה וילדיה אחרנים. אַחֲרוֹן אַחֲרוֹן חָבִיב:
(1) ואת לאה וילדיה אחרנים AND LEAH AND HER CHILDREN AFTER — The more behind — the more beloved (Genesis Rabbah 78:8).
וַיָּשֶׂם אֶת הַשְּׁפָחוֹת וְאֶת יַלְדֵיהֶן רִאשֹׁנָה (בראשית לג, ב), הֲדָא אָמְרָה אַחֲרוֹן אַחֲרוֹן חָבִיב. (בראשית לג, ג):
And he put the handmaids and their children first (Genesis 33:2) This [is the source of] the saying: "Acharon, acharon haviv" "The very last is the most beloved"
[English translation my own]
Shlomo Yitzchaki (Hebrew: רבי שלמה יצחקי) 22 February 1040 – 13 July 1105, today generally known by the acronym Rashi (Hebrew: רש"י, RAbbi SHlomo Itzhaki), was a medieval French rabbi and author of a comprehensive commentary on the Talmud and commentary on the Tanakh. Acclaimed for his ability to present the basic meaning of the text in a concise and lucid fashion, Rashi appeals to both learned scholars and beginner students, and his works remain a centerpiece of contemporary Jewish study.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rashi
Even though Rachel was the woman Jacob fell in love with first (and most deeply) he had to face his greatest fear with her farthest from him to keep her safe.
* Does this represent an old or new pattern in Jacob's life? Explain?
* When you face change and fear, how do you protect those people or things you care about the most? Hold them closer? Put protective space between them and what you are facing? Some of both?