Genesis 29:32

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Leah conceived, and bore a son, and she named him Reuben. For she said, "Because Yahweh has looked at my affliction. For now my husband will love me."

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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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“The East” refers broadly to the lands east of Canaan, including the region where Haran lay in northern Mesopotamia. Jacob had come to Haran, his mother Rebekah’s family home, where Leah bore Reuben; this setting underscores God’s providence in continuing the covenant family outside the promised land.

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Genesis 29:32 mentions East and Haran.