22And Laban gathered together all the men of the place, and made a feast.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God.
Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. …
The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son, …
So his father went down unto the woman: and Samson made there a feast; for so used the young men to do. …
Moreover Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of Mahlon, have I purchased to be my wife, to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance, that the name of the dead be not cut off from among his brethren, and from the gate of his place: ye are witnesses this day. …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 15-30)Here is, I. The fair contract made between Laban and Jacob, during the month that Jacob spent there as a guest, Gen. 29:14. It seems he was not idle, nor did he spend his time in sport and pastime; but like a man of business, though he had no stock of his own, he applied himself to serve his uncle, as he had begun (Gen. 29:10) when he watered his flock . Note, Wherever we are, it is good to be emp…
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