My brethren, whence, &c.— Jacob, himself a shepherd, addresses his brethren of the same occupation with much courtesy; and either must have learned from his mother the language of this country, or they spoke the same language with the Abrahamic family. He calls Laban the son of Nahor, i.e.. the grandson, Genesis 29:5 rather than the son of Bethuel, as the former was the founder of the family. See ch. Genesis 31:53.
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Genesis 29:4
4 And Jacob said unto them, My brethren, whence be ye? And they said, Of Haran are we.