Bible Commentary

And Jacob kissed Rachel, and lifted up his voice, and wept. 11. Jacob kissed wept ] This demonstrative display of feeling is Homeric in its simplicity. The suddenness of Jacob’s opportune meeting with his relatives, the removal of doubt and anxiety from his mind on entering a strange country, and the apparition of his young … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 29:11”

And it came to pass, when Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban his mother’s brother, and the sheep of Laban his mother’s brother, that Jacob went near, and rolled the stone from the well’s mouth, and watered the flock of Laban his mother’s brother. 10. went near, and rolled ] Jacob disregards the rule … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 29:10”

And while he yet spoke with them, Rachel came with her father’s sheep: for she kept them. Verse 9. Rachel came with her father’s sheep] So we find that young women were not kept concealed in the house till the time they were married, which is the common gloss put on almah, a virgin, one … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 29:9”

And they said, We cannot, until all the flocks be gathered together, and [till] they roll the stone from the well’s mouth; then we water the sheep. 8. We cannot ] The local custom was not to be broken. All the flocks were to be collected, before any were to be watered; and then those … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 29:8”

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]. 7. it is yet high day ] Lit. “the day is great”; like the Fr. “ il fait grand jour.” Lat. adhuc multum diei super est. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 29:7”

And he said unto them, [Is] he well? And they said, [He is] well: and, behold, Rachel his daughter cometh with the sheep. 6. Rachel ] The name means “Ewe,” a personal name, though, possibly, also tribal. In very early times, the designation of an animal seems often to have been transferred to a family … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 29:6”

And he said unto them, Know ye Laban the son of Nahor? And they said, We know [him]. 5. Laban of Nahor ] See note on Gen 24:15. In Gen 24:24 Rebekah is daughter of Bethuel, the son of Nahor. In Gen 24:29 ff. Laban is Rebekah’s brother. Here he is son of Nahor. It … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 29:5”

And Jacob said unto them, My brethren, whence [be] ye? And they said, Of Haran [are] we. 4. unto them ] i.e. the shepherds of the three flocks mentioned in Gen 29:2. Of Haran ] See Gen 27:43. There is nothing to shew whether Haran, the town, was near or far off. Fuente: The Cambridge … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 29:4”

And thither were all the flocks gathered: and they rolled the stone from the well’s mouth, and watered the sheep, and put the stone again upon the well’s mouth in his place. Verse 3. All the flocks] Instead of hadarim, flocks, the Samaritan reads [Samaritan] haroim, shepherds; for which reading Houbigant strongly contends, as well … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 29:3”

And he looked, and behold a well in the field, and, lo, there [were] three flocks of sheep lying by it; for out of that well they watered the flocks: and a great stone [was] upon the well’s mouth. 2. in the field ] There is no exact description of the place where this well … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 29:2”