Teks -- Genesis 29:1 (NET)

The Marriages of Jacob

29:1 So Jacob moved on and came to the land of the eastern people.

Tafsiran/Catatan -- Catatan Kata/Frasa (per frasa)

JFB: Gen 29:1 - Then Jacob went, &c.

Hebrew, "lifted up his feet." He resumed his way next morning with a light heart and elastic step after the vision of the ladder; for tokens of the divine favor tend to quicken the discharge of duty (Neh 8:10).

JFB: Gen 29:1 - and came into the land, &c.

Mesopotamia and the whole region beyond the Euphrates are by the sacred writers designated "the East" (Jdg 6:3; 1Ki 4:30; Job 1:3). Between the first and the second clause of this verse is included a journey of four hundred miles.

Clarke: Gen 29:1 - Then Jacob went on his journey

Then Jacob went on his journey - The original is very remarkable: And Jacob lifted up his feet, and he traveled unto the land of the children of the east. There is a certain cheerfulness marked in the original which comports well with the state of mind into which he had been brought by the vision of the ladder and the promises of God. He now saw that having God for his protector he had nothing to fear, and therefore he went on his way rejoicing

Clarke: Gen 29:1 - People of the east

People of the east - The inhabitants of Mesopotamia and the whole country beyond the Euphrates are called קדם kedem , or easterns, in the sacred writings.

Calvin: Gen 29:1 - Then Jacob went on his journey

1.Then Jacob went on his journey ⁶² Moses now relates the arrival of Jacob in Mesopotamia, and the manner in which he was received by his uncle; and although the narration may seem superfluous, it yet contains nothing but what is useful to be known; for he commends the extraordinary strength of Jacob’s faith, when he says, that he lifted up his feet to come into an unknown land. Again, he would have us to consider the providence of God, which caused Jacob to fall in with the shepherds, by whom he was conducted to the home he sought; for this did not happen accidentally, but he was guided by the hidden hand of God to that place; and the shepherds, who were to instruct and confirm him respecting all things, were brought thither at the same time. Therefore, whenever we may wander in uncertainty through intricate windings, we must contemplate, with eyes of faith, the secret providence of God which governs us and our affairs, and leads us to unexpected results.

TSK: Gen 29:1 - Jacob // went on his journey // came // people // east

Jacob : Psa 119:32, Psa 119:60; Ecc 9:7

went on his journey : Heb. lifted up his feet

came : Gen 22:20-23, Gen 24:10, Gen 25:20, Gen 28:5-7; Num 23:7; Jdg 6:3, Jdg 6:33, Jdg 7:12, Jdg 8:10; 1Ki 4:30; Hos 12:12

people : Heb. children

east : The district of Mesopotamia, and the whole country beyond the Euphrates, are called Kedem, or the East, in the Sacred Writings.

Tafsiran/Catatan -- Catatan Kata/Frasa (per Ayat)

Poole: Gen 29:1 - The land of the people of the east

The land of the people of the east which lay eastward from Canaan, as Mesopotamia did.

Haydock: Gen 29:1 - East

East. Mesopotamia, where Laban dwelt. (Haydock)

Gill: Gen 29:1 - Then Jacob went on his journey // and came into the land of the people of the east

Then Jacob went on his journey,.... After the above vow at Bethel, and having had some intimation that what he desired would be granted him; or "he lift up his feet" ^x, which not only shows that he walked afoot, but that he went on his journey with great cheerfulness; for having such gracious promises made him, that God would be with him, and keep him, and supply him with all necessaries, and return him again to the land of Canaan, which made his heart glad; his heart, as the Jewish writers say ^y, lift up his legs, and he walked apace, and with great alacrity:

and came into the land of the people of the east; the land of Mesopotamia or Syria, which lay to the east of the land of Canaan, see Isa 9:11; hither he came by several days' journeys.