Genesis 29:20 (WEB)
Jacob served seven years for Rachel. They seemed to him but a few days, for the love he had for her.
Fathers and councils · 2
Second Council of Nicaea (787)
“Both words are constantly used and sometimes refer to the Creator and sometimes to the creature—e.g., we read that Jacob served (abadh) Laban (Gen. xxix. 20); and that Joshua commanded the people not to serve the gods of their fathers but to serve (abadh) the Lord (Josh. xxiv. 14).” — the author cites it
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Jerome
“And they seemed unto him but a few days for the love he had to her.”” — editor's note: Gen. xxix. 20.
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Cross-references · 6
Cited together in Editor's introduction and excursus 1: Introduction.
Cited together in Editor's introduction and excursus 1: Introduction.
Cited together in Editor's introduction and excursus 1: Introduction.
Cited together in Editor's introduction and excursus 1: Introduction.
Cited together in Editor's introduction and excursus 1: Introduction.
Cited together in Editor's introduction and excursus 1: Introduction.