“Then Jacob went on his journey, and came into the land of the people of the east.”
Then Jacob continued on his journey and came to the land of the eastern peoples. The journey that began at Bethel continues to its destination: the land of Laban. Jacob is traveling the same route his mother's family took when coming from Paddan Aram — the reversal of Rebekah's journey in Genesis 24. The application: the path back to where the family came from is also the path forward to where the covenant will grow. Jacob goes east to come back west.
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