Genesis 29:4 meaning and explanation

“My brothers,” Jacob asked the shepherds, “where are you from?” “We are from Haran,” they answered.

Genesis 29:4, Berean Standard Bible

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Jacob has just arrived in the land of the east after fleeing his brother Esau, and he comes to a well where shepherds are waiting with their flocks. His question, calling them "my brothers," is a polite greeting to strangers, and their answer places him at Haran, the hometown of his mother Rebekah and her brother Laban.

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