John Gill's Exposition on Genesis 31:18

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And he carried away all his cattle, etc.] His sheep, camels, and asses: the Jews say f1510 he had 5,500 head of cattle: and all the goods which he had gotten: all the rest besides his cattle; his menservants, and maidservants, and all his gold and his silver, and whatsoever else he had: the cattle of his getting, which he had gotten in Padanaram: or Mesopotamia: this seems to be purposely observed, to show that he took nothing but what was his own getting, not anything that belonged to Laban: for to go to Isaac his father in the land of Canaan; but it was some years before he got to his father’s house, staying at several places by the way. No mention is made of his mother Rebekah, she perhaps being now dead.

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