TSK - GENESIS 29

  1  Jacob comes to the well of Haran.
 9  He becomes acquainted with Rachel.
13  Laban entertains him.
18  Jacob covenants for Rachel.
23  He is deceived by Laban with Leah.
28  He marries also Rachel, and serves for her seven years more.
32  Leah bears Reuben;
33  Simeon;
34  Levi;
35  and Judah.


VERSE 1
- Jacob.
   * Ps 119:32,60 Ec 9:7
- went on his journey.  Heb. lifted up his feet.  came.
   * Ge 22:20-23; 24:10; 25:20; 28:5-7 Nu 23:7 Jud 6:3,33; 7:12; 8:10
   * 1Ki 4:30 Ho 12:12
- people.  Heb. children.  east.
  The district of Mesopotamia, and the whole country beyond the
  Euphrates, are called Kedem, or the East, in the Sacred
  Writings.


VERSE 2 
 - a well.
   * Ge 24:11,13 Ex 2:15,16 Joh 4:6,14
- there.
   * Ps 23:2 So 1:6,7 Isa 49:10 Re 7:17
- a great stone.
  In Arabia, and other places in the East, they cover up their
  wells of water, lest the sand, which is put in motion by the
  winds, should fill and quite stop them up.  So great was their
  care not to leave the well open any length of time, that they
  waited till the flocks were all gathered together before they
  began to draw water; and when they had finished, the well was
  immediately closed again.


VERSE 3 
 - the flocks.
  Instead of haadarim, 'the flocks,' the Samaritan reads haroin,
  'the shepherds,' as does also the Arabic in Walton's
  Polyglott.  This verse describes what was usually done by some
  mutual compact among the shepherds, and shows the purpose for
  which the flocks lay by the well; for the stone was not
  removed till all the flocks had been collected.  Scott.

   * :3


VERSE 4 
 - Of Haran.
   * Ge 11:31; 24:10; 27:43; 28:10 Ac 7:2,4
- Charran.


VERSE 5 
 - son of.
   * Ge 24:24,29; 31:53


VERSE 6 
 - Is he well?  Heb. there peace to him?
   * Ge 37:14; 43:27 Ex 18:7 1Sa 17:22; 25:5 2Sa 20:9


VERSE 7 
 - Lo.
   * Ga 6:9,10 Eph 5:16
- it is yet high day.  Heb. yet the day is great.


VERSE 8 
 - until.
   * :3; 34:14; 43:32
- roll.
   * Mr 16:3 Lu 24:2


VERSE 9 
 - Rachel.
   * Ge 24:15 Ex 2:15,16,21 So 1:7,8
- for she kept them.
  In those primitive times, a pastoral life was not only
  considered useful but honorable:  nor was it beneath the
  dignity of the daughters of the most opulent chiefs to carry
  water from the well, or tend the sheep.  Jacob, Moses, and
  David were shepherds.


VERSE 10 
 - rolled.
   * Ex 2:17


VERSE 11 
 - kissed.
   * :13; 27:26; 33:4; 43:30; 45:2,14,15 Ex 4:27; 18:7 Ro 16:16
- and wept.
   * Ge 33:4; 43:30; 45:2,14,15


VERSE 12 
 - brother.
   * Ge 13:8; 14:14-16
- and she.
   * Ge 24:28


VERSE 13 
 - tidings.  Heb. hearing.  he ran.
   * Ge 24:29
- kissed.
   * Ge 45:15 Ex 4:27; 18:7 2Sa 19:39 Lu 7:45 Ac 20:37 Ro 16:16
- all these.
   * Col 4:5


VERSE 14 
 - art my.
   * :12,15; 2:23; 13:8 Jud 9:2 2Sa 5:1; 19:12,13 Mic 7:5 Eph 5:30
- the space of a month.  Heb. a month of days.


VERSE 15 
 - tell me.
   * Ge 30:28; 31:7


VERSE 16 
 - was Leah.
   * :17,25-32; 30:19; 31:4; 33:2; 35:23; 46:15; 49:31 Ru 4:11


VERSE 17 
 - Rachel.
   * :6-12,18; 30:1,2,22; 35:19,20,24; 46:19-22; 48:7 1Sa 10:2 Jer 31:15; 
   * Mt 2:18
- beautiful.
   * Ge 12:11; 24:16; 39:6 Pr 31:30


VERSE 18 
 - loved.
   * :20,30
- I will serve.
  In ancient times, it was a custom among many nations to give
  dowries for their wives; but Jacob, being poor, offered for
  Rachel seven year's service.

   * Ge 31:41; 34:12 Ex 22:16,17 2Sa 3:14 Ho 3:2; 12:12

VERSE 19
    * Ps 12:2 Isa 6:5,11


VERSE 20 
 - A.M. 2251.  B.C. 1753.  served.
   * Ge 30:26 Ho 12:12
- for the love.
   * Ge 24:67 So 8:6,7 1Co 13:7 2Co 5:14 Eph 5:2


VERSE 21 
 - Give me.
   * Mt 1:18
- my days.
   * :18,20; 31:41
- go in.
   * Ge 4:1; 38:16 Jud 15:1


VERSE 22 
 - and made.
   * Jud 14:10-18 Ru 4:10-13 Mt 22:2-10; 25:1-10 Joh 2:1-10 Re 19:9


VERSE 23 
 - brought her.
   * Ge 24:65; 38:14,15 Mic 7:5


VERSE 24 
 - Zilpah.
   * Ge 16:1; 24:59; 30:9-12; 46:18


VERSE 25 
 - in the morning.
   * 1Co 3:13
- wherefore.
   * Ge 27:35,36 Jud 1:7 Pr 11:31 Mt 7:2,12 Joh 21:17 Re 3:19


VERSE 26 
 - country.  Heb. place.
   * :26


VERSE 27 
 - week.
   * Ge 2:2,3; 8:10-12 Le 18:18 Jud 14:10,12 Mal 2:15 1Ti 6:10
- we will.
   * :20


VERSE 28 
 - fulfilled her week.
  The public marriage feast made on this occasion, seems to have
  formed the regular method of recognising the marriage, and
  lasted seven days:  it would therefore have been improper to
  have broken off the solemnities to which all the men of the
  place had been invited (ver. 22) and probably Laban wished to
  keep the fraud from the public eye.  It is perfectly plain
  that Jacob did not serve seven years more before he got Rachel
  to wife.

   * :28


VERSE 29 
 - Bilhah.  See on ver.
   * :24; 30:3-8; 35:22,25; 37:2


VERSE 30 
 - he loved.
   * :20,31; 44:20,27 De 21:15 Mt 6:24; 10:37 Lu 14:26 Joh 12:25
- served.
   * :18; 30:25,26; 31:15,41 1Sa 18:17-27 Ho 12:12


VERSE 31 
 - saw.
   * Ex 3:7
- was hated.
   * :30; 27:41 De 21:15 Mal 1:3 Mt 6:24; 10:37 Lu 14:26 Joh 12:25
- he opened.
   * Ge 16:1; 20:18; 21:1,2; 25:21; 30:1,2,22 Jud 13:2,3 1Sa 1:5,20,27
   * 1Sa 2:21 Ps 127:3 Lu 1:7


VERSE 32 
 - A.M. 2252.  B.C. 1752.  his name.
   * Ge 35:22; 37:21,22,29; 42:22,27; 46:8,9; 49:3,4 1Ch 5:1
- Reuben.  that is, See a son.  looked.
   * Ex 3:7; 4:31 De 26:7 1Sa 1:11,20 2Sa 16:12 Ps 25:18; 106:44
   * Lu 1:25


VERSE 33 
 - A.M. 2253.  B.C. 1751.  Because.
   * Ge 30:6,8,18,20
- called.
   * Ge 34:25,30; 35:23; 42:24; 49:5,6
- Simeon.  that is, Hearing.


VERSE 34 
 - A.M. 2254.  B.C. 1750.  was.
   * Ge 34:25; 35:23; 46:11; 49:5-7 Ex 2:1; 32:26-29 De 33:8-10
- Levi.  that is, joined.
   * Nu 18:2-4


VERSE 35 
 - A.M. 2255.  B.C. 1749.  called.
   * Ge 35:26; 38:1-30; 43:8,9; 44:18-34; 46:12; 49:8-12 De 33:7 1Ch 5:2
   * Mt 1:2
- Judah.  that is, Praise.  left bearing.  Heb. stood from
  bearing.  ch.
   * Ge 49:8
  That is, for a time; for she had several children afterwards.
  (See ch. 17 30:17, etc.).



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