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John Gill's Exposition on Genesis 29:17

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John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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Leah [was] tender eyed, etc.] Blear eyed, had a moisture in them, which made them red, and so she was not so agreeable to look at; though Onkelos renders the words, “the eyes of Leah were beautiful,” as if her beauty lay in her eyes, and nowhere else; but Rachel was beautiful and well favoured; in all parts, in the form of her countenance, in her shape and stature, and in her complexion, her hair black, her flesh white and ruddy, as Ben Melech observes.
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