Génesis 29:12

Listen to Génesis 29:12
12 Y Jacob hizo saber a Raquel que 茅l era pariente de su padre, y que era hijo de Rebeca; y ella corri贸 y se lo hizo saber a su padre.

Génesis 29:12 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 29:12

And Jacob told Rachel
Or "had told" F9 her; before he kissed her, and lift up his voice and wept, as Aben Ezra observes:

that he [was] her father's brother;
his nephew by his sister, for such were sometimes called brethren, as Lot, Abraham's brother's son, is called his brother, ( Genesis 14:12 Genesis 14:14 Genesis 14:16 ) :

and that he [was] Rebekah's son;
sister to her father, and aunt to her, and whose name and relation she doubtless knew full well:

and she ran and told her father;
leaving the care of her flock with Jacob; Rebekah, in a like case, ran and told her mother, ( Genesis 24:28 ) , which is most usual for daughters to do; but here Rachel runs and tells her father, her mother very probably being dead, as say the Jewish writers F11.


FOOTNOTES:

F9 (dgyw) "et puntiaverat", Pagninus, Montanus; "renuntiaverat", Vatablus.
F11 Bereshit Rabba, sect. 70. fol. 62. 4. Jarchi in loc.
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Génesis 29:12 In-Context

10 Y sucedi贸 que cuando Jacob vio a Raquel, hija de Lab谩n, hermano de su madre, y las ovejas de Lab谩n, hermano de su madre, Jacob subi贸 y quit贸 la piedra de la boca del pozo, y dio de beber al reba帽o de Lab谩n, hermano de su madre.
11 Entonces Jacob bes贸 a Raquel, y alz贸 su voz y llor贸.
12 Y Jacob hizo saber a Raquel que 茅l era pariente de su padre, y que era hijo de Rebeca; y ella corri贸 y se lo hizo saber a su padre.
13 Y sucedi贸 que cuando Lab谩n oy贸 las noticias de Jacob, hijo de su hermana, corri贸 a su encuentro, lo abraz贸, lo bes贸 y lo trajo a su casa. Entonces 茅l cont贸 a Lab谩n todas estas cosas.
14 Y le dijo Lab谩n: Ciertamente t煤 eres hueso m铆o y carne m铆a. Y Jacob se qued贸 con 茅l todo un mes.
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