Genesis 29:16
What meaning of the genesis 29:16 in the Bible?
What does Genesis 29:16 mean? Commentary, explanation and study verse by verse.
"And Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel."
What does Genesis 29:16 mean? Commentary, explanation and study verse by verse.
"And Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel."
- 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 _re'uvbēn_, Re...
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 (Genesis 29:2...
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...
LEAH. Hebrew weary. RACHEL. Hebrew. ewe....
Jacob's Marriage with Leah and Rachel 15. _Because … brother_ Lit. "art thou a brother, and shouldest thou serve me for nothing?" For "brother," see note on Genesis 29:12. Laban asks Jacob to state o...
2. _Jacob's Double Marriage_ (Genesis 29:13-30). _The Meeting with Laban._ When Laban heard of Jacob's presence, _he ran to meet him, and embraced him, and kissed him, and brought him to his house._ T...
_AND LABAN HAD TWO DAUGHTERS: THE NAME OF THE ELDER WAS LEAH, AND THE NAME OF THE YOUNGER WAS RACHEL._ The name of the elder was Leah (weak-eyed, Gesenius), and the name of the younger was Rachel, х_...
29:16 Leah, (b-12) Weariness. Rachel. (c-19) Ewe....
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 la...
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...
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 de...
וּ לְ לָבָ֖ן שְׁתֵּ֣י בָנֹ֑ות שֵׁ֤ם הַ גְּדֹלָה֙ לֵאָ֔ה וְ שֵׁ֥ם הַ קְּטַנָּ֖ה רָחֵֽל׃...
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...
How striking is that scripture, in which the Holy Ghost takes notice of this event: Hosea 12:12. Reader! do not overlook in this precious lesson, what interest a covenant God takes, in even the seemin...
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...
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; bu...
AND LABAN HAD TWO DAUGHTERS,.... Grown up and marriageable: AND THE NAME OF THE ELDER WAS LEAH; which signifies labour or weariness: AND THE NAME OF THE YOUNGER WAS RACHEL; before mentioned, whom Ja...
And Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder [was] Leah, and the name of the younger [was] Rachel. Ver. 16. _The name of the elder was Leah,_] i.e., Weak and wearish, by her natural constitutio...
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...
Jacob Serves Laban for Rachel...
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, b...
15-30 During the month that Jacob spent as a guest, he was not idle. Wherever we are, it is good to employ ourselves in some useful business. Laban was desirous that Jacob should continue with him. I...
HE BROUGHT BACK ALL THE GOODS which the victorious kings had taken from the princes and people mentioned before in this chapter....
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 29:16 Laban H3837 two H8147 daughters H1323 name H8034 elder H1419 Leah H3812 name H8034 younger H6996 Rachel H7354 was Leah - Genesis 29:17, Genesis 29:25-32, Genesis 30:19, Genesis 31:4,...
‘And Laban had two daughters, the name of the elder was Leah and the name of the younger was Rachel. And Leah's eyes were tender, but Rachel was beautiful and well-favoured.' The word for ‘tender' ca...
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...
_Jacob served seven years for Rachel_ JACOB’S LOWLY ESTATE I. ITS EVIDENCE. 1. He is obliged to accept a position of servitude. 2. He is obliged to prostitute the most sacred affections by consent...
CRITICAL NOTES.— Genesis 29:15. Because thou art my brother.] That is, my kinsman. This word, like “sister,” “son,” etc., is used with great latitude in the sacred writings. GENESIS 29:17. LEAH WAS...
EXPOSITION GENESIS 29:15 AND LABAN SAID UNTO JACOB (probably at the month's end), BECAUSE THOU ART—literally, _is it not that_._ thou art _(cf. Genesis 27:36; 2 Samuel 23:19)—MY BROTHER,—my kinsman ...
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...
was Leah. Genesis 29:17 Genesis 29:25 Genesis 30:19 Genesis 31:4 Genesis 33:2 Genesis 35:23 Genesis 46:15 Genesis 49:31 Ruth 4:11...