And Jacob said unto them, My brethren, whence are ye? And they said, Of Haran are we.
“My brothers,” Jacob asked the shepherds, “where are you from?” “We are from Haran,” they answered.
And Jacob saith to them, `My brethren, from whence are ye?' and they say, `We are from Haran.'
And Jacob said to them, My brethren, whence are ye? And they said, Of Haran are we.
Genesis — Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament).
1. Then Jacob went on his journey Moses now relates the arrival of Jacob in Mesopotamia, and the manner in which he was received by his uncle; and although the narration may seem superfluous, it yet contains nothing but what is useful to be known; for he commends the extraordinary…