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He said to them, "Do you know Laban, the son of Nahor?" They said, "We know him."
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Son or Grandson?
Multiple commentators clarify that Laban was actually Nahor's grandson, not his direct son (his father was Bethuel). In biblical language, 'son' was often used more broadly to refer to any male descendant, like a grandson. Scholars suggest Nahor is named because he was the more famous patriarch and founder of the family in that region, making the reference immediately clear to the locals.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Genesis 29:6: רחל rāchēl — Rachel, “a ewe.”
Genesis 29:16: לאה lê'âh — Leah, “we…
19th Century
Anglican
Laban the son of Nahor. —Laban was really the son of Bethuel and grandson of Nahor; but Nahor was the founder of the family, as he…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And he said to them, do you know Laban the son of Nahor ? &c.] He was the son of Bethuel, and grandson of Nahor; gra…
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