5And he said unto them, Know ye Laban the son of Nahor? And they said, We know him.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
And Rebekah had a brother, and his name was Laban: and Laban ran out unto the man, unto the well.
And she said unto him, I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, which she bare unto Nahor.
The God of Abraham, and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge betwixt us. And Jacob sware by the fear of his father Isaac.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-8)1. We are here told how cheerfully he proceeded in his journey after the sweet communion he had with God at Beth-el: Then Jacob lifted up his feet ; so the margin reads it, Gen. 29:1. Then he went on with cheerfulness and alacrity, not burdened with his cares, nor cramped with his fears, being assured of God’s gracious presence with him. Note, After the visions we have had of God, and the vows we…
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