Jacob: Psalms 119:32, Psalms 119:60; Ecclesiastes 9:7
went on his journey: Heb. lifted up his feet
came: Genesis 22:20-23, Genesis 24:10, Genesis 25:20, Genesis 28:5-7; Numbers 23:7; Judges 6:3, Judges 6:33, Judges 7:12, Judges 8:10; 1 Kings 4:30; Hosea 12:12
people: Heb. children
east: The district of Mesopotamia, and the whole country beyond the Euphrates, are called Kedem, or the East, in the Sacred Writings.