Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Genesis 29:1
Genesis 29:1. People of the east— Mesopotamia, and particularly Haran, lay northward of Beth-el: Babylon, however, lay eastward from both places; and therefore, Mesopotamia being part of the Babylonish dominions, the Babylonians might well be called the people of the east; and Jacob is only said to have gone into a country of which they were the lords and masters. See Bedford's Scripture Chronology. read more
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 29:1-6
"Then Jacob went on his journey, and came to the land of the children of the east. And he looked, and, behold, a well in the field, and, lo, three flocks of sheep lying there by it; for out of that well they watered the flocks: and the stone upon the wells mouth was great. And thither were all the flocks gathered; and they rolled the stone from the wells mouth, and watered the sheep, and put the stone again upon the wells mouth in its place. And Jacob said unto them, My brethren, whence are ye?... read more