Sarah feels incomplete without the child that has been promised to her and her husband, Abraham, by God. After braving isolation, famine, the ire of Pharaoh, and several more years of barrenness, she resorts to her own plan to bring a child into the world involving her maidservant Hagar and Abraham.

Jealousy begins to set in for Sarah after Hagar gives birth to Ishmael. Then a miracle happens, and personal freedoms are at odds with long-held grievances and shattered love.

When a mysterious stranger arrives with an invitation, Rebekah makes a decision that will define generations, and she is tested in every imaginable way after a conversation with God sets her on an irreversible path; Isaac is burdened by an inheritance he didn't ask for and haunted by a faith he both fears and yearns to understand.

When during a difficult pregnancy, God tells Rebekah that her older twin son will serve the younger, Isaac stands by that the older Esau is the rightful heir. However, as the boys grow into men, Rebekah realizes that she must defy and deceive Isaac to fulfill God's plan to ensure that Jacob becomes the rightful heir

Sisters become rivals when motherly and protective Leah falls in love with Jacob, although he gives his heart to her sister, the strong-willed shepherdess Rachel. However, Rachel is devastated when Leah, her brothers and her father execute the ultimate betrayal, yet is adamant to give Jacob a child in order to fulfill God's plan.