Génesis 31:23

23 Entonces tomó a sus hermanos consigo, y fue tras él camino de siete días, y le alcanzó en el monte de Galaad

Génesis 31:23 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 31:23

And he took his brethren with him
Some of his relations, the descendants of his father's brethren, the sons of Nahor, of whom there were seven, besides Bethuel; and who all perhaps lived in Haran the city of Nahor, see ( Genesis 22:20-24 ) ; or some of his neighbours and acquaintance whom he might call to: and pursued after him seven days' journey;
which must be reckoned, not from Jacob's departure from Haran, but from Laban's; for Laban being three days' journey from thence, whither he had to return, after he received the news of Jacob being gone; Jacob must have travelled six days before Laban set out with his brethren from Haran; so that this was, as Ben Gerson conjectures, the thirteenth day of Jacob's travel; for Laban not having cattle to drive as Jacob, could travel as fast again as he, and do that in seven days which took up Jacob thirteen: and they overtook him in the mount Gilead;
said to be three hundred and eighty miles from Haran ^F5.

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FOOTNOTES:

F5 Bunting's Travels, p. 72.

Génesis 31:23 In-Context

21 Huyó, pues, con todo lo que tenía; y se levantó, y pasó el río, y puso su rostro al monte de Galaad

22 Y fue dicho a Labán al tercer día cómo Jacob había huido

23 Entonces tomó a sus hermanos consigo, y fue tras él camino de siete días, y le alcanzó en el monte de Galaad

24 Y vino Dios a Labán, el arameo, en sueños aquella noche, y le dijo: Guárdate que no digas a Jacob bueno ni malo

25 Alcanzó pues Labán a Jacob, y éste había fijado su tienda en el monte; y Labán acampó con sus hermanos en el monte de Galaad