Genesis 29:16

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Laban had two daughters. The name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.

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The Journeys of Abraham and the PatriarchsThe journeys of Abraham and the patriarchs from Ur through Canaan and into Egypt.

Canaan in the Patriarchal AgeCanaan during the patriarchal period, before the Israelite conquest.

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“East” refers broadly to the lands east of Canaan, especially Mesopotamia; Haran was a city in upper Mesopotamia where Abraham’s family had settled. Jacob’s arrival there places him among his maternal relatives, setting the family context for his meeting with Laban’s daughters Leah and Rachel.

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Genesis 29:16 mentions East and Haran.