Genesis 29:11

And Jacob kissed Rachel, and lifted up his voice, and wept.

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And Jacob kissed Rachel, and lifted up his voice, and wept.

In Context

10And it came to pass, when Jacob saw Rachel, the daughter of Laban his mother's brother, and the sheep of Laban his mother's brother; that Jacob went near, and rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and watered the flock of Laban his mother's brother.

12And Jacob told Rachel that he was her father's brother, and that he was Rebekah's son; and she ran and told her father.

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Cross References

Genesis 27:26And his father Isaac said to him, Come near now, and kiss me, my son.

Genesis 33:4And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him: and they wept.

Genesis 45:2And he wept aloud; and the Egyptians and the house of Pharaoh heard.

Exodus 4:27And the LORD said to Aaron, Go into the wilderness to meet Moses. And he went, and met him in the mount of God, and kissed him.

Romans 16:16Salute one another with a holy kiss. The churches of Christ salute you.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 29:10-15

Rachel's Humility and Industry. ( b. c. 1760.) 9 And while he yet spake with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep: for she kept them. 10 And it came to pass, when Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban his mother's brother, and the sheep of Laban his mother's brother, that Jacob went near, and rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and watered the flock of Laban his mother's brother. 11 And Jacob kissed Rachel, and lifted up his voice, and wept. 12 And Jacob told Rachel that he was her father's brother, and… Read the whole commentary →

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