He left Part 2 (Gen 29:1-17)

 

Jacob Marries Leah and Rachel

1 Then Jacob went on his journey and came to the land of the people of the east.

Then Jacob went on his journey—As soon as he received the good tidings that he was assured of God’s protection his heart went on his journey and he walked swiftly. Thus is it explained in (Bereishit Rabbah 70:8).

Then the servant took ten of his master's camels and departed, taking all sorts of choice gifts from his master; and he arose and went to Mesopotamia to the city of Nahor. GEN 24:10

and Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Aramean of Paddan-aram, the sister of Laban the Aramean, to be his wife. GEN 25:20

5 Thus Isaac sent Jacob away. And he went to Paddan-aram, to Laban, the son of Bethuel the Aramean, the brother of Rebekah, Jacob's and Esau's mother.

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6 Now Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob and sent him away to Paddan-aram to take a wife from there, and that as he blessed him he directed him, “You must not take a wife from the Canaanite women,”

7 and that Jacob had obeyed his father and his mother and gone to Paddan-aram. GEN 28:5-7

And Balaam took up his discourse and said,

“From Aram Balak has brought me,

the king of Moab from the eastern mountains:

‘Come, curse Jacob for me,

and come, denounce Israel!’ ” NUM 23:7

9 While he was still speaking with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep, for she was a shepherdess.

Before he had finished speaking, behold, Rebekah, who was born to Bethuel the son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, came out with her water jar on her shoulder. GEN 24:15

15 When Pharaoh heard of it, he sought to kill Moses. But Moses fled from Pharaoh and stayed in the land of Midian. And he sat down by a well.

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16 Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters, and they came and drew water and filled the troughs to water their father's flock.

21 And Moses was content to dwell with the man, and he gave Moses his daughter Zipporah. EXO 2:15-16, 21

13 As soon as Laban heard the news about Jacob, his sister's son, he ran to meet him and embraced him and kissed him and brought him to his house. Jacob told Laban all these things,

He ran to meet him—Thinking that he was laden with money, for the servant of that household (Eliezer) had come there with ten camels fully laden (Bereishit Rabbah 70:13).

And embraced—When he saw that he had nothing with him, he thought, “Perhaps he has brought gold coins and they are hidden away in his bosom!”

And kissed him—He thought, “Perhaps he has brought pearls and they are in his mouth” (Bereishit Rabbah 70:13).

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Jacob told Laban that he had come only because he was forced to do so by his brother, and that all his money had been taken from him.

Rebekah had a brother whose name was Laban. Laban ran out toward the man, to the spring. GEN 24:29

And he kissed all his brothers and wept upon them. After that his brothers talked with him. GEN 45:15

The Lord said to Aaron, “Go into the wilderness to meet Moses.” So he went and met him at the mountain of God and kissed him. EXO 4:27

Moses went out to meet his father-in-law and bowed down and kissed him. And they asked each other of their welfare and went into the tent. EXO 18:7

You gave me no kiss, but from the time I came in she has not ceased to kiss my feet. LUK 7:45

And there was much weeping on the part of all; they embraced Paul and kissed him, ACT 20:37

Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ greet you. ROM 16:16

Walk in wisdom toward outsiders, making the best use of the time. COL 4:5

17 Leah's eyes were weak, but Rachel was beautiful in form and appearance.

Weak—She thought she would have to fall to the lot of Esau and she therefore wept continually, because everyone said, “Rebekah has two sons, Laban has two daughters—the elder daughter for the elder son, the younger daughter for the younger son” (Bereishit Rabbah 70:16).

Form—This denotes the shape (outline) of the face, just as the verb formed from the same root in (Isa 44:13) “he shapes it (יְתָאִרֵהוּ) with planes” Old French conpas.

Appearance—This denotes the beauty of her form.

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