Kretzmann's Popular Commentary
Genesis 29:1-8
Jacob Arrives in Mesopotamia
Jacob Arrives in Mesopotamia
CHAPTER XXIX _Jacob proceeds on his journey_, 1. _Comes to a well where the flocks of his uncle Laban, as well_ _as those of several others, were usually watered_, 2, 3. _Inquires from the shepher...
- Jacob’s Marriage 6. רחל _rāchēl_, Rachel, “a ewe.” 16. לאה _lê'âh_, Leah, “wearied.” 24. זלפה _zı̂lpâh_, Zilpah, “drop?” 29. בלהה _bı̂lhâh_, Bilhah, “timidity.” 32. ראוּבן
CHAPTER 29 JACOB WITH LABAN _ 1. Jacob's arrival at Padan-aram (Genesis 29:1)_ 2. His service for Rachel (Genesis 29:15) 3. Laban's deception (Genesis 29:21) 4. Jacob receives Rachel ...
JACOB SERVES SEVEN YEARS FOR RACHEL. LABAN SUBSTITUTES LEAH AND SECURES FOURTEEN YEARS'SERVICE IN EXCHANGE FOR THE TWO. Apart from bits of P (Genesis 29:24; Genesis 29:28_ b_, Genesis 29:29) the secti...
WENT, &C.. lifted up his feet. Hebrew. _Idiom,_ App-6....
Jacob in Haran, from J and E Genesis 29:1-14. Jacob at the well. 15 30. Jacob's marriage with Leah and Rachel. 31 30:24. Birth of Jacob's children. 25 43. Jacob serves Laban for a wage in flock...
_went on his journey_ Heb. _lifted up his feet_. _the children of the east_ A phrase generally used of the nomad Arab tribes to the east of Palestine: see note on Genesis 25:6. Cf. Numbers 23:7; Judge...
PEOPLE OF THE EAST— Mesopotamia, and particularly Haran, lay northward of Beth-el: Babylon, however, lay eastward from both places; and therefore, Mesopotamia being part of the Babylonish dominions, t...
PART FORTY-ONE THE STORY OF JACOB: HIS EXPERIENCES IN PADDAN-ARAM (Genesis 29:1 to Genesis 31:16) The Biblical Account 1. Then Jacob went on his journey, and came to the land of the children of the...
_THEN JACOB WENT ON HIS JOURNEY, AND CAME INTO THE LAND OF THE PEOPLE OF THE EAST._ Then Jacob went ... - Hebrew, lifted up his feet. He resumed his way next morning with a light heart and elastic st...
29:1 journey, (c-5) Lit. 'lifted up his feet.'...
JACOB IN MESOPOTAMIA WITH LABAN The divine care and blessing promised to Jacob at Bethel (Genesis 28:15) are illustrated in the narrative of the sojourn of the patriarch at Haran, which apparently las...
THE LAND OF THE PEOPLE OF THE EAST] a general term for the lands eastward of Palestine, here e.g. Mesopotamia: cp. Job 13. 3. A well often belonged to two or three families. The opening was covered wi...
‘The people in the east’ were those who lived near to the rivers Euphrates and Tigris. That land is nowadays Syria and Iraq. Jacob had actually gone more to the north than to the east....
GOD’S ANCIENT PEOPLE GENESIS _ALUN OWEN_ CHAPTER 29 JACOB MEETS RACHEL V1 Then Jacob continued his journey. He came to the land where the people in the east lived. V2 As he looked, he saw a well...
XXIX. MARRIAGE OF JACOB WITH LEAH AND RACHEL. (1) JACOB WENT ON HIS JOURNEY. — Heb., _Jacob lifted up his feet,_ that is, hastened forward. Confirmed in the possession of the birthright by God as wel...
THE TÔLDÔTH ISAAC (Genesis 25:19 to Genesis 35:29). THE BIRTH OF ISAAC’S SONS. Abraham begat Isaac — The _Tôldôth_ in its original form gave probably a complete genealogy of Isaac, tracing up his des...
וַ יִּשָּׂ֥א יַעֲקֹ֖ב רַגְלָ֑יו וַ יֵּ֖לֶךְ א
JACOB IN LABAN'S HOME Genesis 29:1 Well might Jacob lift up his feet! See margin. When we are sure of God we receive strength that enables us to _run_ with patience the race that is set before us. Th...
Pursuing his journey after his experience at Luz, now called Beth-el, Jacob came into "the land of the children of the east." Here the next twenty years of his life were to be spent, during which he a...
THE DECEIVER IS DECEIVED When Jacob came to a well in a field in northern Mesopotamia, he inquired where he was. He learned he was near Haran and soon met Rachel, his uncle Laban's daughter, who was c...
Then Jacob (a) went on his journey, and came into the land of the people of the east. (a) Or, "lifted up his feet"....
_East. Mesopotamia, where Laban dwelt. (Haydock)_...
CONTENTS As was before remarked of the faithful, every minute circumstance is recorded by the Holy Ghost, which concerns the church: so is this Chapter, the domestic occurrences of Jacob's family, oc...
Having already shown the position of Isaac, I resume briefly with the remark that he stands before us clearly as the representative of the Son, and this too as dead, risen, and in heaven. All will und...
1._Then Jacob went on his journey _(62) Moses now relates the arrival of Jacob in Mesopotamia, and the manner in which he was received by his uncle; and although the narration may seem superfluous, it...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 29 THROUGH 35. I have no doubt that in the two wives, as I have said, we have the Gentiles and Israel: Rachel first loved on the earth, but not possessed; but...
THEN JACOB WENT ON HIS JOURNEY,.... After the above vow at Bethel, and having had some intimation that what he desired would be granted him; or "he lift up his feet" x, which not only shows that he wa...
Then Jacob went on his journey, and came into the land of the people of the east. Ver. 1. _Then Jacob went on his journey._] Heb., Lifted up his feet: _indefessi cursoris instar_; as it were a genero...
1 Iacob commeth to the well of Haran. 9 He taketh acquaintance of Rachel. 13 Laban enterteineth him. 18 Iacob couenanteth for Rachel. 23 He is deceiued with Leah. 28 He marrieth also Rachel, and...
SECOND SECTION _Jacob’s wives and children. Jacob and Rachel, Laban’s youngest daughter. First and second treaty with Laban. His involuntary consummation of marriage with Leah. The double marriage. L...
JACOB MEETS RACHEL AND LABAN After many days of travel Jacob came to the land of his relatives. He could not phone to find his directions to their home, nor did he have any street and house number, bu...
WENT ON HIS JOURNEY: _ Heb._ lift up his feet PEOPLE: _ Heb._ children...
1-8 Jacob proceeded cheerfully in his journey, after the sweet communion he had with God at Beth-el. Providence brought him to the field where his uncle's flocks were to be watered. What is said of t...
GENESIS CHAPTER 29 Jacob comes to the well of Haran, GENESIS 29:1; inquires of the shepherds concerning Laban, GENESIS 29:4. They show him Rachel, Laban's daughter, coming with the sheep, GENESIS 29:9...
These Chapter s present to us the history of Jacob at least, the principal scenes in that history. The Spirit of God here sets before us the deepest instruction, first, as to God's purpose of infinite...
Genesis 29:1 Jacob H3290 went H5375 (H8799) journey H7272 came H3212 (H8799) land H776 people H1121 East...
JACOB MEETS COME TO HIS RELATIVES' FAMILY TRIBE AND MARRIES LABAN'S TWO DAUGHTERS (GENESIS 29:1). JACOB'S SONS ARE BORN (GENESIS 29:31 TO GENESIS 30:24) This covenant narrative reflects the fulfilment...
AND CAME INTO THE LAND Jacob at Haran becomes a sterling illustration, if not type, of the nation descended from him in its present long dispersion. Like Israel, he was: (1) Out of the place of bles...
CONTENTS: Jacob and Laban, two bargain makers, meet. CHARACTERS: Jacob, Laban, Rachael, Leah, Reuben, Levi, Judah. CONCLUSION: The believer who has erred may not be forsaken of God, but he is permit...
Genesis 29:1. _Jacob went on his journey._ Our version fails here to express the lively sense of the Hebrew, as in most versions. _Levabit pedes;_ he tripped along with light feet, being now assured t...
_Then Jacob went on his journey, and came into the land of the people of the east_ JACOB’S EXPERIENCE ON HIS JOURNEY I. THAT GOD’S PRESENCE WITH HIM MADE HIS DUTIES AND HIS TROUBLES LIGHT. He who ca...
GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 29:1 There are similarities between this passage and the earlier journey of Abraham’s servant to Paddan-aram to find a wife for Isaac (ch. Genesis 24:1). While both accounts in...
CRITICAL NOTES.— Genesis 29:1. Went on his journey.] Heb. _Lifted up his feet._ (See Psalms 74:3.) The idea is that he journeyed with alacrity. _Rashi_, the Jewish commentator, says, “his heart was el...
EXPOSITION GENESIS 29:1 THEN JACOB WENT ON HIS JOURNEY (literally, _lifted up his feet—a _graphic description of traveling. Inspired by new hopes, and conscious of loftier aims than when he fled from...
Then Jacob went on his journey, and came to the land of the people of the east. And he looked, behold there was a well in the field, and, there were three flocks of sheep lying by it; for out of that...
Jacob. Psalms 119:32 Psalms 119:60 Ecclesiastes 9:7 went on his journey. Heb. lifted up his feet. came. Genesis 22:20...