Genesis 31:20
Jacob also deceived Laban the Aramean by not telling him that he was leaving.
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- Gen 31:21-277 verses85%
21He left with all he owned. He quickly crossed the Euphrates River and headed for the hill country of Gilead.
22Three days later Laban discovered Jacob had left.
23So he took his relatives with him and pursued Jacob for seven days. He caught up with him in the hill country of Gilead.
24But God came to Laban the Aramean in a dream at night and warned him,“Be careful that you neither bless nor curse Jacob.”
25Laban overtook Jacob, and when Jacob pitched his tent in the hill country of Gilead, Laban and his relatives set up camp there too.
26“What have you done?” Laban demanded of Jacob.“You’ve deceived me and carried away my daughters as if they were captives of war!
27Why did you run away secretly and deceive me? Why didn’t you tell me so I could send you off with a celebration complete with singing, tambourines, and harps?
- Gen 31:18-192 verses83%
18He took away all the livestock he had acquired in Paddan Aram and all his moveable property that he had accumulated. Then he set out toward the land of Canaan to return to his father Isaac.
19While Laban had gone to shear his sheep, Rachel stole the household idols that belonged to her father.
- Gen 31:30-345 verses78%
30Now I understand that you have gone away because you longed desperately for your father’s house. Yet why did you steal my gods?”
31“I left secretly because I was afraid!” Jacob replied to Laban.“I thought you might take your daughters away from me by force.
32Whoever has taken your gods will be put to death! In the presence of our relatives identify whatever is yours and take it.”(Now Jacob did not know that Rachel had stolen them.)
33So Laban entered Jacob’s tent, and Leah’s tent, and the tent of the two female servants, but he did not find the idols. Then he left Leah’s tent and entered Rachel’s.
34(Now Rachel had taken the idols and put them inside her camel’s saddle and sat on them.) Laban searched the whole tent, but did not find them.
- Gen 31:1-22 verses76%
1Jacob’s Flight from Laban Jacob heard that Laban’s sons were complaining,“Jacob has taken everything that belonged to our father! He has gotten rich at our father’s expense!”
2When Jacob saw the look on Laban’s face, he could tell his attitude toward him had changed.
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36Jacob became angry and argued with Laban.“What did I do wrong?” he demanded of Laban.“What sin of mine prompted you to chase after me in hot pursuit?
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5So Isaac sent Jacob on his way, and he went to Paddan Aram, to Laban son of Bethuel the Aramean and brother of Rebekah, the mother of Jacob and Esau.
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43Now then, my son, do what I say. Run away immediately to my brother Laban in Haran.
- Gen 29:12-132 verses73%
12When Jacob explained to Rachel that he was a relative of her father and the son of Rebekah, she ran and told her father.
13When Laban heard this news about Jacob, his sister’s son, he rushed out to meet him. He embraced him and kissed him and brought him to his house. Jacob told Laban how he was related to him.
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25In the morning Jacob discovered it was Leah! So Jacob said to Laban,“What in the world have you done to me! Didn’t I work for you in exchange for Rachel? Why have you tricked me?”
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25The Flocks of Jacob After Rachel had given birth to Joseph, Jacob said to Laban,“Send me on my way so that I can go home to my own country.
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7Jacob obeyed his father and mother and left for Paddan Aram.