Genesis 29:5

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And he said to them, Have you any knowledge of Laban, the son of Nahor? And they said, We have.

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Referenced Verses

  • Gen 24:24 : 24 And she said to him, I am the daughter of Bethuel, the son of Milcah, Nahor's wife.
  • Gen 24:29 : 29 Now Rebekah had a brother named Laban, and he came out quickly to the man at the water-spring.
  • Gen 31:53 : 53 May the God of Abraham and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, be our judge. Then Jacob took an oath by the Fear of his father Isaac.

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    14 And Laban said to him, Truly, you are my bone and my flesh. And he kept Jacob with him for the space of a month.

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