And Jacob told Rachel that he was her father's brother, and that he was Rebekah's son: and she ran and told her father.
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Gill's Exposition
And Jacob told Rachel,.... Or "had told" (i) her; before he kissed her, and lift up his voice and wept, as Aben Ezra observes:
that he was her father's brother; his nephew by his sister, for such…
- Jacob’s Marriage 6. רחל rāchēl, Rachel, “a ewe.” 16. לאה lê'âh, Leah, “wearied.” 24. זלפה zı̂lpâh, Zilpah, “drop?” 29. בלהה bı̂lhâh, Bilhah, “timidity.” 32. ראוּבן re'uvbēn, Reuben, “behold a…
Here we see, 1. Rachel's humility and industry: She kept her father's sheep (Gen 29:9), that is, she took the care of them, having servants under her that were employed about them. Rachel's name…
Cambridge Bible
her father's brother In the sense of "relative"; strictly speaking, her father's sister's son. Cf. Gen 29:29 and Gen 13:8.
ran and told We are reminded of Rebekah's action in Gen 24:28-29.