Then Jacob rose up, and set his sons and his wives upon camels;
Jacob rose up and set his sons and his wives upon camels as he departed from Laban's household on the way back toward Canaan. The movement was a family departure, with his household lifted onto the camels for the journey homeward. He left in obedience to God's direction to return to his own homeland and to his kindred. That divine command made his going a return to the land and people of his birth rather than a mere change of dwelling.
Jacob rose up and set his sons and his wives upon camels as he departed from Laban's household on the way back toward Canaan. The movement was a family departure, with his household lifted onto the camels for the journey homeward. He left in obedience to God's direction to return to his own homeland and to his kindred. That divine command made his going a return to the land and people of his birth rather than a mere change of dwelling.