King James Version
What Does Genesis 29:12 Mean?
“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.”
Context
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And it came to pass, when Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban his mother's brother, and the sheep of Laban his mother's brother, that Jacob went near, and rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and watered the flock of Laban his mother's brother.
11
And Jacob kissed Rachel, and lifted up his voice, and wept.
12
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.
13
And it came to pass, when Laban heard the tidings of Jacob his sister's son, that he ran to meet him, and embraced him, and kissed him, and brought him to his house. And he told Laban all these things. tidings: Heb. hearing
14
And Laban said to him, Surely thou art my bone and my flesh. And he abode with him the space of a month. the space: Heb. a month of days
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(12) **Her father’s brother.**—Really his nephew; but terms of relationship are used in a very indefinite way in Hebrew. (Comp. Genesis 29:5; Genesis 29:15, Genesis 13:8, &c.)
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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