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What does Genesis 29:22 mean?
"Laban gathered together all the men of the place, and made a feast."
— Genesis 29:22 (World English Bible)
Surrounding context
Laban said, “It is better that I give her to you, than that I should give her to another man. Stay with me.”
Jacob served seven years for Rachel. They seemed to him but a few days, for the love he had for her.
Jacob said to Laban, “Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in to her.”
Laban gathered together all the men of the place, and made a feast.
In the evening, he took Leah his daughter, and brought her to him. He went in to her.
Laban gave Zilpah his servant to his daughter Leah for a servant.
In the morning, behold, it was Leah! He said to Laban, “What is this you have done to me? Didn’t I serve with you for Rachel? Why then have you deceived me?”
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