And he said unto them, Know ye Laban the son of Nahor? And they said, We know him.
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Gill's Exposition
And he said unto them, know ye Laban the son of Nahor?.... He was the son of Bethuel, and grandson of Nahor; grandsons being called the sons of their grandfather; and Nahor might be more known than…
- 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…
Adam Clarke
Laban the son of Nahor - Son is here put for grandson, for Laban was the son of Bethuel the son of Nahor.
All the stages Israel's march to Canaan are distinctly noticed, but no particular journal is kept of Jacob's expedition further than Beth-el; no, he had no more such happy nights as he had at Beth-el,…
Cambridge Bible
Laban … of Nahor See note on Gen 24:15. In Gen 24:24 Rebekah is daughter of Bethuel, the son of Nahor. In Gen 24:29 ff. Laban is Rebekah's brother. Here he is son of Nahor. It is possible that the…