Genesis 29:5

5 And he said unto them, Know ye Laban the son of Nahor? And they said , We know him.

Genesis 29:5 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 29:5

And he said unto them, know ye Laban the son of Nahor?
&c.] He was the son of Bethuel, and grandson of Nahor; grandsons being called the sons of their grandfather; and Nahor might be more known than Bethuel, Haran being Nahor's city, ( Genesis 24:10 ) ; and not Bethuel his mother's father, but Laban her brother is inquired after; perhaps Bethuel was dead, and Laban was the head of the family, and well known, and it was to him he was sent: and they said, we know him;
perfectly well; he lives in our city, and is our neighbour.

Genesis 29:5 In-Context

3 And thither were all the flocks gathered : and they rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and watered the sheep, and put the stone again upon the well's mouth in his place.

4 And Jacob said unto them, My brethren, whence be ye? And they said , Of Haran are we.

5 And he said unto them, Know ye Laban the son of Nahor? And they said , We know him.

6 And he said unto them, Is he well? And they said , He is well: and, behold, Rachel his daughter cometh with the sheep.

7 And he said , Lo, it is yet high day, neither is it time that the cattle should be gathered together : water ye the sheep, and go and feed them.