Charles Ellicott Commentary Genesis 31:1

"And he heard the words of Laban`s sons, saying, Jacob hath taken away all that was our father`s; and of that which was our father`s hath he gotten all this glory." — Genesis 31:1 (ASV)

Laban’s sons. —No mention had been made until now of Laban having any other children than Leah and Rachel. If his sons were by the same wife, they would be men about fifty-five or sixty years of age. In saying that Jacob had taken “all that was their father’s,” they were guilty of exaggeration; for Laban was still rich and, overall, was probably a gainer from the presence of one so highly gifted as Jacob. Their word “glory” suggests that, enriched by cattle and commerce, Jacob had now become a person of great importance in the eyes of the people of Haran.