John Gill's Exposition on Genesis 29:3

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And thither were all the flocks gathered, etc.] The three above mentioned, (<012902>Genesis 29:2): and they rolled the stone from the well’s mouth, and watered the sheep; that is, when they watered the sheep, they used to roll away the stone from the mouth of the well in order to do it; for as yet the flocks, now lying by it, had not been watered, as appears from (<012907>Genesis 29:7,8): and put a stone upon the well’s mouth in this place; this they were wont to do every time they watered the flocks.

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