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Jamieson, Fausset and Brown on Genesis 29:9-11

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Genesis29:9-11

9-11. While he yet spake with them, Rachel came--Among the pastoral tribes the young unmarried daughters of the greatest sheiks tend the flocks, going out at sunrise and continuing to watch their fleecy charges till sunset. Watering them, which is done twice a day, is a work of time and labor, and Jacob rendered no small service in volunteering his aid to the young shepherdess. The interview was affecting, the reception welcome, and Jacob forgot all his toils in the society of his Mesopotamian relatives. Can we doubt that he returned thanks to God for His goodness by the way?

Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, Genesis 29:9-11. Public domain.

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