וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לָהֶם֙ יַעֲקֹ֔ב אַחַ֖י מֵאַ֣יִן אַתֶּ֑ם וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ מֵחָרָ֖ן אֲנָֽחְנוּ׃
Lalu Yakub berkata kepada mereka, “Saudara-saudaraku, dari manakah kalian?” Jawab mereka, “Kami dari Haran.”
Midrash Aggadah
"And Jacob said to them etc." In the future, Jacob would go out and call to his sons and ask them: my brothers, where do you come from?
Midrash Aggadah
"And they replied to him, we are from Haran." We come from God's anger (?).
Bereshit Rabbah
“Jacob said to them: My brethren, from where are you? They said: We are from Ḥaran” (Genesis 29:4).
“He said to them: Do you know Laban, son of Naḥor? They said: We know” (Genesis 29:5).
“He said to them: Is he well? They said: He is well, and here is Rachel his daughter, coming with the sheep” (Genesis 29:6).
“Jacob said to them: My brethren…” – Rabbi Yosei bar Ḥanina interpreted the verses regarding the exile. “Jacob said to them…we are from Ḥaran” – we are fleeing from the wrath [ḥaron af] of the Holy One blessed be He. “He said to them: Do you know Laban, son of Naḥor?” – do you know who is destined to cleanse your iniquities like snow? “He said to them: Is he well? They said: He is well” – by what merit? “Here is Rachel his daughter, coming with the sheep” – that is what is written: “So said the Lord: A voice is heard in Rama, wailing, bitter weeping, Rachel weeping for her children; she refuses to be consoled…So said the Lord: Restrain your voice from weeping…there is hope for your future” (Jeremiah 31:15–17).
“He said to them: Do you know Laban, son of Naḥor? They said: We know” (Genesis 29:5).
“He said to them: Is he well? They said: He is well, and here is Rachel his daughter, coming with the sheep” (Genesis 29:6).
“Jacob said to them: My brethren…” – Rabbi Yosei bar Ḥanina interpreted the verses regarding the exile. “Jacob said to them…we are from Ḥaran” – we are fleeing from the wrath [ḥaron af] of the Holy One blessed be He. “He said to them: Do you know Laban, son of Naḥor?” – do you know who is destined to cleanse your iniquities like snow? “He said to them: Is he well? They said: He is well” – by what merit? “Here is Rachel his daughter, coming with the sheep” – that is what is written: “So said the Lord: A voice is heard in Rama, wailing, bitter weeping, Rachel weeping for her children; she refuses to be consoled…So said the Lord: Restrain your voice from weeping…there is hope for your future” (Jeremiah 31:15–17).