Genesis 29:3

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

And the custom was, when all the sheep were gathered together, to roll away the stone, and after the sheep were watered, to put it on the mouth of the well again.

Cross References

Genesis 29:2

And he saw a well in the field, and three flocks of sheep lying by it: for the beasts were watered out of it, and the mouth thereof was closed with a great stone.

Genesis 29:4

And he said to the shepherds: Brethren, whence are you? They answered: Of Haran.

Exodus 2:17

And the shepherds came and drove them away: and Moses arose, and defending the maids, watered their sheep.

Judges 5:11

Where the chariots were dashed together, and the army of the enemies was choked, there let the justices of the Lord be rehearsed, and his clemency towards the brave men of Israel. Then the people of the Lord went down to the gates, and obtained the sovereignty.

Song of Solomon 4:12

My sister, my spouse, is a garden enclosed, a garden enclosed, a fountain sealed up.

Genesis 29:8

They answered: We cannot, till all the cattle be gathered together, and we remove the stone from the well's mouth, that we may water the flocks.