Genesis 29:22

and Laban gathers all the men of the place, and makes a banquet.

Literal Standard Version

In The King James Version

And Laban gathered together all the men of the place, and made a feast.

In Context

21And Jacob says to Laban, “Give up my wife, for my days have been fulfilled, and I go in to her”;

23And it comes to pass in the evening, that he takes his daughter Leah, and brings her to him, and he goes in to her;

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Cross References

Judges 14:10And his father goes down to the woman, and Samson makes a banquet there, for so the young men does;

Esther 2:18and the king makes a great banquet to all his heads and his servants—the banquet of Esther—and has made a release to the provinces, and gives gifts as a memorial of the king.

Matthew 25:1“Then will the kingdom of the heavens be likened to ten virgins, who, having taken their lamps, went forth to meet the bridegroom;

Revelation 19:9And he says to me, “Write: Blessed [are] they who have been called to the banquet of the marriage of the Lamb”; and he says to me, “These [are] the true words of God”;

Matthew Henry on Genesis 29:16-31

Jacob's Marriage. ( b. c. 1753.) 15 And Laban said unto Jacob, Because thou art my brother, shouldest thou therefore serve me for nought? tell me, what shall thy wages be? 16 And Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel. 17 Leah was tender eyed; but Rachel was beautiful and well favoured. 18 And Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter. 19 And Laban said, It is better that I give her to thee, than that I… Read the whole commentary →

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