Genesis 29:9

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While he was yet speaking with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep, for she kept them.

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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” denotes the broad region east of Canaan, including Mesopotamia; Haran was a city in northern Mesopotamia where Abraham’s relatives lived. In this scene, Jacob has arrived at Haran, providentially meeting Rachel as she brings her father Laban’s sheep to the well.

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Genesis 29:9 mentions East and Haran.