Genesis 29:22

22 Lavan gathered all the men of the place and gave a banquet.

Genesis 29:22 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 29:22

And Laban gathered together all the men of the place
Of the city of Haran, which may be understood of the chief and principal of them, to make the marriage of his daughter public and authentic:

and made a feast;
a marriage or marriage feast, as the Septuagint version, see ( Matthew 22:2 ) ; which was usual, when a marriage was solemnized, expressive of joy on that account.

Genesis 29:22 In-Context

20 So Ya'akov worked seven years for Rachel, and it seemed only a few days to him, because he was so much in love with her.

21 Ya'akov said to Lavan, "Give me my wife, since my time is finished, so that I can start living with her."

22 Lavan gathered all the men of the place and gave a banquet.

23 In the evening he took Le'ah his daughter and brought her to Ya'akov, and he went in and slept with her.

24 Lavan also gave his slave-girl Zilpah to his daughter Le'ah as her slave-girl.