Genesis 29:34

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She conceived again, and bare a son. Said, "Now this time will my husband be joined to me, because I have borne him three sons." Therefore was his name called Levi.

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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 the Aramean region of Mesopotamia. Haran, in upper Mesopotamia, was Laban’s home and the setting where Jacob married Leah; there Levi was born, reflecting Leah’s hope that Jacob would become attached to her.

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Genesis 29:34 mentions East and Haran.