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Early in the morning, Laban rose up, and kissed his sons and his daughters, and blessed them. Laban departed and returned to his place.
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God's Providential Peace
Commentators highlight the remarkable shift from a tense, angry confrontation to a peaceful parting. Laban's blessing and departure are seen as evidence of God's providence, overruling Laban's spirit in Jacob's favor. As Matthew Henry notes, this shows God is often better to us than our fears and can bring about peaceful resolutions we might not expect.
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Genesis
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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…
16th Century
Protestant
And blessed them. The character of the person is to be noticed here, because Laban, who had lapsed from true piety and was a man of unholy…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And early in the morning Laban rose up In order to prepare for, and set forward on his journey home:
a…
Laban could neither justify himself nor condemn Jacob and therefore desires to hear no more of that matter. He is not willing to acknowledge his fa…
