Genesis 31:17

So Jacob got ready. He helped his children and his wives onto the camels,

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In The King James Version

Then Jacob rose up, and set his sons and his wives upon camels;

In Context

16All the wealth that God has taken from him belongs to us and our children, so do whatever God has told you to do!”

18and drove all his livestock in front of him. He took with him all his possessions and livestock he'd gained during his time in Paddan-aram, and left to go back to his father in the country of Canaan.

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Cross References

Genesis 24:10Then the servant arranged for ten of his master's camels to carry all kinds of valuable gifts from Abraham and left for the town of Nahor in Aram-naharaim.

1 Samuel 30:17David attacked them from dusk until the following evening. Nobody escaped, except for four hundred men who managed to get away, riding on camels.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 31:2-17

Jacob's Departure. ( b. c. 1739.) 1 And he heard the words of Laban's sons, saying, Jacob hath taken away all that was our father's; and of that which was our father's hath he gotten all this glory. 2 And Jacob beheld the countenance of Laban, and, behold, it was not toward him as before. 3 And the Lord said unto Jacob, Return unto the land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred; and I will be with thee. 4 And Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to the field unto his flock, 5 And said unto them, I see your father's… Read the whole commentary →

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