And Laban gave unto his daughter Leah Zilpah his maid for an handmaid.
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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 29:21-25.
Glossary
- Leah Person
- Weary, the eldest daughter of Laban, and sister of Rachel ( Gen. 29:16 ). Jacob took her to wife through a deceit of her father ( Gen. 29:23 ). She was “tender-eyed” (17).
- Zilpah Person
- Drooping, Leah’s handmaid, and the mother of Gad and Asher ( Gen. 30:9-13 ).