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BIBLE CUSTOMS AND CURIOSITIES (A BOUNTIFUL RETURN)

This may refer to sowing grain in flooded areas. Or it could refer to ships that carry goods over the seas to distant places for sale or trade.

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BIBLE CUSTOMS AND CURIOSITIES (MARRIAGE AMONG RELATIVES)

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Laban was the brother of Jacob’s mother, Rebekah (Genesis 29:10). This relationship would have made Laban’s daughter Rachel-the woman whom Jacob wanted to marry-Jacob’s first cousin. Continue reading BIBLE CUSTOMS AND CURIOSITIES (MARRIAGE AMONG RELATIVES)