Genesis 29:15-20
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[15] Laban said to Jacob, "Because you are my brother, should you therefore serve me for nothing? Tell me, what will your wages be?" [16] Laban had two daughters. The name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel. [17] Leah's eyes were weak, but Rachel was beautiful and well favored. [18] Jacob loved Rachel. He said, "I will serve you seven years for Rachel, your younger daughter." [19] Laban said, "It is better that I give her to you, than that I should give her to another man. Stay with me." [20] Jacob served seven years for Rachel. They seemed to him but a few days, for the love he had for her.
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Get a full Reformed explanation of this passage“The East” refers broadly to the lands east of Canaan, including Aram; Haran was a city in northern Mesopotamia where Abraham’s relatives lived. Jacob’s presence in Haran places him among his mother’s kin, where he serves Laban and agrees to work seven years for Rachel.
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Genesis 29:15-20 mentions East and Haran.
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