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Genesis 29:4

King James Version (KJV)

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And Jacob said unto them, My brethren, whence [be] ye? And they said, Of Haran [are] we.

Genesis 29:4 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Genesis 29:4

Theological / Devotional

Whence be ye? Jacob’s question implies that the well was not situated in the immediate neighborhood of Haran. Learning that they were from Haran, he inquired about “Laban the son [descendant] of Nahor.” Laban was actually Nahor’s grandson (ch. 24:15, 29). The shepherds, whose answers had thus far been brief, since Jacob was a stranger, spoke of the imminent arrival of Rachel. The name Rachel means “sheep” or “ewe.”

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