Genesis 31:21

And he departed himself and all that belonged to him, and passed over the river, and went into the mountain Gilead.

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

So he fled with all that he had; and he rose up, and passed over the river, and set his face toward the mount Gilead.

In Context

20And Jacob hid the matter from Laban the Syrian, so as not to tell him that he ran away.

22But it was told Laban the Syrian on the third day, that Jacob was fled.

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Cross References

Genesis 15:18In that day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying, To thy seed I will give this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river Euphrates.

Genesis 37:25And they sat down to eat bread; and having lifted up their eyes they beheld, and lo, Ishmaelitish travelers came from Gilead, and their camels were heavily loaded with spices, and resin, and myrrh; and they went to bring them to Egypt.

Numbers 24:1And when Balaam saw that it pleased God to bless Israel, he did not go according to his custom to meet the omens, but turned his face toward the wilderness.

Deuteronomy 3:12And we inherited that land at that time from Aroer, which is by the border of the torrent Arnon, and half the mount of Gilead; and I gave his cities to Reuben and to Gad.

Joshua 24:2And Joshua said to all the people, Thus says the Lord God of Israel, Your fathers at first sojourned beyond the river, even Terah, the father of Abraham and the father of Nahor; and they served other gods.

2 Samuel 24:6And they came to Gilead, and into the land of Thabason, which is Adasai, and they came to Danidan and Udan, and compassed Sidon.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 31:18-25

17 Then Jacob rose up, and set his sons and his wives upon camels; 18 And he carried away all his cattle, and all his goods which he had gotten, the cattle of his getting, which he had gotten in Padan-aram, for to go to Isaac his father in the land of Canaan. 19 And Laban went to shear his sheep: and Rachel had stolen the images that were her father's. 20 And Jacob stole away unawares to Laban the Syrian, in that he told him not that he fled. 21 So he fled with all that he had; and he rose up, and passed over the… Read the whole commentary →

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