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17 So Jacob got up, seated his children and wives on camels, 18 and drove all his livestock ahead of him, with everything that belonged to him, including the livestock that he had bought and accumulated in Paddan-aram,[a] intending to deliver them to his father Isaac in the land of Canaan.

Laban Pursues Jacob

19 Meanwhile, Laban had been out shearing his sheep. While he was away, Rachel stole her father’s personal idols.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 31:18 Paddan-aram was located in northwest Mesopotamia
  2. Genesis 31:19 Lit. father’s teraphim; i.e. personal idols typically stored inside a small household shrine

17 Then Jacob put his children and his wives(A) on camels,(B) 18 and he drove all his livestock ahead of him, along with all the goods he had accumulated(C) in Paddan Aram,[a](D) to go to his father Isaac(E) in the land of Canaan.(F)

19 When Laban had gone to shear his sheep,(G) Rachel stole her father’s household gods.(H)

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 31:18 That is, Northwest Mesopotamia