Genesis 29:20

And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her.

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Interpretation

During the month that Jacob spent as a guest, he was not idle. Wherever we are, it is good to employ ourselves in some useful business.

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This thought runs through Genesis 29:17-20.

Rachel Person: Ewe, “the daughter”, “the somewhat petulant, peevish, and self-willed though beautiful younger daughter” of Laban, and one of Jacob’s wives ( Gen. 29:6 , 28).