Jacob hasn't always been the most honorable but here in the beginning of the chapter, we see Jacob in a different light. Jacob listens to Go, and Jacob gives God praise for all his increase. He realizes his danger, yes but it is the command of God that causes him to work with his wives (good to see) to leave the land.
Rachel however doesn't leave well enough alone. She goes in and steals the family gods of her father. These gods weren't just idols but in that area, they also served as deeds to property or proof of ownership. There are also other reasons she might have taken them but they served as a danger which holding on to idols always does. Ultimately, Jacob buries them and any other false God near Bethel (Genesis 35:4), thus making a clean break with all idolatry in his home.
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