Genesis 29:18-20

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[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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“The East” refers broadly to the lands east of Canaan, especially Mesopotamia; Haran was a city in northern Mesopotamia where Abraham’s family had settled. Jacob’s presence there fulfills his journey to his relatives and provides the setting in which he agrees to serve Laban seven years for Rachel.

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Genesis 29:18-20 mentions East and Haran.