Then Jacob went on his journey, and came into the land of the people of the east.
Then Jacob went ... - 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 favour tend to quicken the discharge of duty (Nehemiah 8:10).
And came into the land ... Arabia, Mesopotamia, and the whole region beyond the Euphrates, are by the sacred writers included under the general designation, 'the East' (Judges 6:3; 1 Kings 4:30; Job 1:3). Mesopotamia is specially referred to in this passage. Between the first and the second clause of this verse is comprehended a journey of four hundred miles.