Genesis 31:17

17 Also machte sich Jakob auf und lud seine Kinder und Weiber auf Kamele

Genesis 31:17 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 31:17

Then Jacob rose up
And went with them to Laban's house, where his children were, as is plain from Rachel's theft, ( Genesis 31:19 ) : and set his sons and his wives upon camels;
which were his own, see ( Genesis 30:43 ) ; creatures fit for travelling; on these he set his wives, Rachel and Leah, and his concubine wives, Bilhah and Zilpah; for these went with him, as appears from ( Genesis 33:6 ) ( 35:22 ) ; and "his sons", or rather "his children": for they were not all sons, there was one daughter, and they were all young; his eldest son Reuben could not be much more than twelve years of age, and his youngest son Joseph about six.

Genesis 31:17 In-Context

15 Hat er uns doch gehalten wie die Fremden; denn er hat uns verkauft und unsern Lohn verzehrt; {~}

16 darum hat Gott unserm Vater entwandt seinen Reichtum zu uns und unsern Kindern. Alles nun, was Gott dir gesagt hat, das tue.

17 Also machte sich Jakob auf und lud seine Kinder und Weiber auf Kamele

18 und führte weg all sein Vieh und alle seine Habe, die er zu Mesopotamien erworben hatte, daß er käme zu Isaak, seinem Vater, ins Land Kanaan. {~} {~} {~}

19 (Laban aber war gegangen sein Herde zu scheren.) Und Rahel stahl ihres Vaters Götzen.