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Laban went into Jacob`s tent, into Leah`s tent, and into the tent of the two maid-servants; but he didn`t find them. He went out of Leah`s tent, and entered into Rachel`s tent.
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A Deliberate Search
Commentators note the specific order of Laban's search: Jacob, Leah, the maidservants, and finally Rachel. One scholar suggests this reveals Laban's thinking; he suspected Jacob of taking the idols out of contempt and Rachel last because he thought her least attached to his family's superstitions.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
תרפים terāpı̂ym — Teraphim. This word occurs fifteen times in the Old Testament. It appears three times in this chapte…
19th Century
Anglican
THE TÔLDÔTH ISAAC (Genesis 25:19–35:29).
THE BIRTH OF ISAAC’S SONS.
Abraham beg…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And Laban went into Jacob's tent Into that first where he most suspected they were, being taken not out of value for them…
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