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Genesis 31:19-21
Evangelical Heritage Version
Genesis 31:19-21
Evangelical Heritage Version
19 Now when Laban had gone off to shear his sheep, Rachel stole her father’s household gods.[a]
20 Jacob deceived Laban the Aramean by not telling him that he was running away. 21 So he fled with all that he had. He set out, crossed over the Euphrates River, and headed toward the hill country[b] of Gilead.
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- Genesis 31:19 Teraphim were household idols that may have been associated with inheritance rights to the family property.
- Genesis 31:21 Or highlands. The word traditionally translated hill country is the same Hebrew word that means mountain. But in many cases, as it does here, it refers to highland regions, not to a mountain peak.
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