Genesis 29:22

22 Lavan gathered together all the men of the place, and made a feast.

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 Ya`akov served seven years for Rachel. They seemed to him but a few days, for the love he had for her.

21 Ya`akov said to Lavan, "Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in to her."

22 Lavan gathered together all the men of the place, and made a feast.

23 It happened in the evening, that he took Le'ah his daughter, and brought her to him. He went in to her.

24 Lavan gave Zilpah his handmaid to his daughter Le'ah for a handmaid.