Genesis 31:55

Early in the morning, Laban rose up, and kissed his sons and his daughters, and blessed them. Laban departed and returned to his place.

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And early in the morning Laban rose up, and kissed his sons and his daughters, and blessed them: and Laban departed, and returned unto his place.

In Context

54Jacob offered a sacrifice in the mountain, and called his relatives to eat bread. They ate bread, and stayed all night in the mountain.

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Cross References

Genesis 18:33The LORD went his way as soon as he had finished communing with Abraham, and Abraham returned to his place.

Genesis 28:1Isaac called Jacob, blessed him, and commanded him, “You shall not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan.

Genesis 31:28and didn’t allow me to kiss my sons and my daughters? Now you have done foolishly.

Genesis 33:4Esau ran to meet him, embraced him, fell on his neck, kissed him, and they wept.

Numbers 23:8How shall I curse whom God has not cursed? How shall I defy whom the LORD has not defied?

Numbers 24:25Balaam rose up, and went and returned to his place; and Balak also went his way.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 31:44-55

Jacob's Covenant with Laban. ( b. c. 1739.) 43 And Laban answered and said unto Jacob, These daughters are my daughters, and these children are my children, and these cattle are my cattle, and all that thou seest is mine: and what can I do this day unto these my daughters, or unto their children which they have born? 44 Now therefore come thou, let us make a covenant, I and thou; and let it be for a witness between me and thee. 45 And Jacob took a stone, and set it up for a pillar. 46 And Jacob said unto his… Read the whole commentary →

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