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Verse Genesis 29:7. _IT IS YET HIGH DAY_] The day is but about half
run; _neither_ is it _time that the cattle should be gathered_
_together_-it is surely not time yet to put them into the folds; give...
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- 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
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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 ...
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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...
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_it is yet high day_ Lit. "the day is great"; like the Fr. "_il fait
grand jour_." Lat. _adhuc multum diei super est_. Jacob is a practical
shepherd; he says "there is still the whole afternoon: what...
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IT IS YET HIGH DAY, &C.— Jacob inquires why these shepherds delayed
to water their flocks, when much of the day yet remained for them to
feed in, if now watered; when it was much too soon to _gather t...
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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...
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_AND HE SAID UNTO THEM, IS HE WELL? AND THEY SAID, HE IS WELL: AND,
BEHOLD, RACHEL HIS DAUGHTER COMETH WITH THE SHEEP._
No JFB commentary on these verses....
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29:7 high (f-8) Lit. 'great.'...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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NEITHER IS IT TIME THAT THE CATTLE SHOULD BE GATHERED TOGETHER. —
Rather, _neither is it time for folding the cattle._ As there were
still several hours of daylight, Jacob is surprised that they do no...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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_To feed. He shews his knowledge of pastoral affairs, and his concern
for them. (Menochius)_...
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How sweetly is the Lord Jesus represented under the similitude of a
shepherd! John 10:1. And how delightfully is the church represented as
his flock. Song of Solomon 1:7. Rachael's name signifies a sh...
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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...
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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...
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AND HE SAID, LO, [IT IS] YET HIGH DAY,.... Noonday, when the sun is
highest; at which time in those hot countries flocks used to be made
to lie down in shady places, and by still waters, to which the...
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And he said, Lo, [it is] yet high day, neither [is it] time that the
cattle should be gathered together: water ye the sheep, and go [and]
feed [them].
Ver. 7. _Neither is it time, &c._] Time is a pre...
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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...
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Jacob Arrives in Mesopotamia...
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And he said, Lo, it is yet high day, neither is it time that the
cattle should be gathered together, for he assumed that the shepherds
would immediately afterwards take them to the enclosure or corral...
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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...
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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...
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IT IS YET HIGH DAY:
_ Heb._ yet the day is great...
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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...
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NEITHER IS IT TIME THAT THE CATTLE should be taken from their pasture,
and brought to be watered....
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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...
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Genesis 29:7 said H559 (H8799) Look H2005 high H1419 day H3117 time
H6256 cattle H4735 together H622 ...
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"And he said, “Look, it is yet high day, neither is it time that the
cattle should be gathered together. Water the sheep and go and feed
them."
Jacob is puzzled why they are sitting around waiting. S...
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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...
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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...
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_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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Lo. Galatians 6:9 Galatians 6:10 Ephesians 5:16 it is yet high day.
Heb. yet the day is great....