Genesis 31:55

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And early in the morning Laban, after kissing and blessing his daughters, went on his way back to his country.

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  • Gen 31:28 : 28 You did not even let me give a kiss to my sons and my daughters. This was a foolish thing to do.
  • Gen 18:33 : 33 And the Lord went on his way when his talk with Abraham was ended, and Abraham went back to his place.
  • Gen 30:25 : 25 Now after the birth of Joseph, Jacob said to Laban, Let me go away to my place and my country.
  • Gen 24:60 : 60 And they gave Rebekah their blessing, saying, O sister, may you be the mother of thousands and ten thousands; and may your seed overcome all those who make war against them.
  • Gen 28:1 : 1 Then Isaac sent for Jacob, and blessing him, said, Do not take a wife from among the women of Canaan;
  • Gen 31:43 : 43 Then Laban, answering, said, These women are my daughters and these children my children, the flocks and all you see are mine: what now may I do for my daughters and for their children?
  • Gen 33:4 : 4 Then Esau came running up to him, and folding him in his arms, gave him a kiss: and the two of them were overcome with weeping.
  • Num 23:5 : 5 And the Lord put words in Balaam's mouth, and said, Go back to Balak, and this is what you are to say.
  • Num 23:8 : 8 How may I put curses on him who is not cursed by God? how may I be angry with him with whom the Lord is not angry?
  • Num 23:11 : 11 Then Balak said to Balaam, What have you done to me? I sent for you so that my haters might be cursed, and see, you have given them a blessing.
  • Num 24:25 : 25 Then Balaam got up and went back to his place: and Balak went away.
  • Deut 23:5 : 5 But the Lord your God would not give ear to Balaam, but let the curse be changed into a blessing to you, because of his love for you.
  • Deut 32:36 : 36 For the Lord will be judge of his people, he will have pity for his servants; when he sees that their power is gone, there is no one, shut up or free.
  • Ruth 1:14 : 14 Then again they were weeping; and Orpah gave her mother-in-law a kiss, but Ruth would not be parted from her.
  • Ps 76:10 : 10 The ... will give you praise; the rest of ...
  • Prov 16:7 : 7 When a man's ways are pleasing to the Lord, he makes even his haters be at peace with him.
  • Acts 28:4-5 : 4 And when the people saw it hanging on his hand, they said to one another, Without doubt this man has put someone to death, and though he has got safely away from the sea, God will not let him go on living. 5 But shaking off the beast into the fire, he got no damage.

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    11 And weeping for joy, Jacob gave Rachel a kiss.

    12 And Rachel, hearing from Jacob that he was her father's relation and that he was the son of Rebekah, went running to give her father news of it.

    13 And Laban, hearing news of Jacob, his sister's son, came running, and took Jacob in his arms, and kissing him, made him come into his house. And Jacob gave him news of everything.

  • Gen 31:25-26
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    25 Now when Laban overtook him, Jacob had put up his tent in the hill-country; and Laban and his brothers put up their tents in the hill-country of Gilead.

    26 And Laban said to Jacob, Why did you go away secretly, taking my daughters away like prisoners of war?

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    54 And Jacob made an offering on the mountain, and gave orders to his people to take food: so they had a meal and took their rest that night on the mountain.

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    3 Then the Lord said to Jacob, Go back to the land of your fathers, and to your relations, and I will be with you.

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    21 Then Jacob said to Laban, Give me my wife so that I may have her, for the days are ended.

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    5 So Isaac sent Jacob away: and he went to Paddan-aram, to Laban, son of Bethuel the Aramaean, the brother of Rebekah, the mother of Jacob and Esau.

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    17 Then Jacob put his wives and his sons on camels;

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    27 And Laban said, If you will let me say so, do not go away; for I have seen by the signs that the Lord has been good to me because of you.

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    9 Now when Jacob was on his way from Paddan-aram, God came to him again and, blessing him, said,

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    1 Then Isaac sent for Jacob, and blessing him, said, Do not take a wife from among the women of Canaan;

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    43 Then Laban, answering, said, These women are my daughters and these children my children, the flocks and all you see are mine: what now may I do for my daughters and for their children?

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    31 And early in the morning they took an oath one to the other: then Isaac sent them away and they went on their way in peace.

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    30 And when Isaac had come to the end of blessing Jacob, and Jacob had not long gone away from Isaac his father, Esau came in from the field.