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Laban said, "Behold, I desire it to be according to your word."
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Laban's Selfish Agreement
Commentators explain that Laban eagerly agreed to Jacob's proposal not out of fairness, but out of selfish greed. He believed that since speckled and spotted animals were rare, Jacob would end up with very few, if any, wages. Laban thought he was getting an incredibly favorable deal for himself.
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Genesis
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18th Century
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THE TÔLDÔTH ISAAC (Genesis 25:19 to Genesis 35:29).
THE BIRTH OF ISAAC’S SONS.
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And Laban said Being well pleased with the proposal Jacob made, as knowing that, generally speaking, cattle of a col…
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