John Gill's Exposition on Genesis 31:17

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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Then Jacob rose up, etc.] And went with them to Laban’s house, where his children were, as is plain from Rachel’s theft, (<013119>Genesis 31:19): and set his sons and his wives upon camels; which were his own, (see <013043> Genesis 30:43); creatures fit for travelling; on these he set his wives, Rachel and Leah, and his concubine wives, Bilhah and Zilpah; for these went with him, as appears from (<013306>Genesis 33:6 35:22); and “his sons”, or rather “his children”: for they were not all sons, there was one daughter, and they were all young; his eldest son Reuben could not be much more than twelve years of age, and his youngest son Joseph about six.

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