Genesis 31:17

17 Then Jacob rose up and set his sons and his wives upon the camels;

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 Are we not counted of him strangers? For he has sold us and has even devoured all our price.

16 For all the riches which God has taken from our father, is ours and our son’s; now then, whatever God has said unto thee, do.

17 Then Jacob rose up and set his sons and his wives upon the camels;

18 and he carried away all his livestock and all his goods which he had gotten, the livestock of his getting, which he had gotten in Padanaram, to return unto Isaac his father in the land of Canaan.

19 And Laban had gone to shear his sheep; and Rachel stole the idols of her father.