In chapter 30, we see Jacob making an agreement with his father-in-law as to how the flocks would be divided. Maybe it's just the science major in me coming out, but I loved this part. Jacob took what was considered the inferior animal (spotted/speckled) and used selective breeding to enhance his own flocks and herds. Sure Laban's sheep were prettier, but Jacob's were large and strong and produced much more wool per animal (or meat/milk if we're talking goats).
These very same methods are still used today, sometimes on incredibly large scales, but to the same outcome. It's amazing to me that even way back then, God had given humans the ingenuity and imagination required to think of and successfully enact a process as complex as this one.
P.s. I commented on Collin's post
I noticed this too and actually wondered if Darwin noticed this is the Bible and decided to test his theories. It could have easily been his reason to start his research.
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