Genesis 31:51
“Here is this pile of stones and this pillar I have set up between me and you,” Laban said to Jacob.
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- Gen 31:52-532 verses91%
52“This pile of stones and the pillar are reminders that I will not pass beyond this pile to come to harm you and that you will not pass beyond this pile and this pillar to come to harm me.
53May the God of Abraham and the god of Nahor, the gods of their father, judge between us.” Jacob took an oath by the God whom his father Isaac feared.
- Gen 31:42-509 verses85%
42If the God of my father– the God of Abraham, the one whom Isaac fears– had not been with me, you would certainly have sent me away empty-handed! But God saw how I was oppressed and how hard I worked, and he rebuked you last night.”
43Laban replied to Jacob,“These women are my daughters, these children are my grandchildren, and these flocks are my flocks. All that you see belongs to me. But how can I harm these daughters of mine today or the children to whom they have given birth?
44So now, come, let’s make a formal agreement, you and I, and it will be proof that we have made peace.”
45So Jacob took a stone and set it up as a memorial pillar.
46Then he said to his relatives,“Gather stones.” So they brought stones and put them in a pile. They ate there by the pile of stones.
47Laban called it Jegar Sahadutha, but Jacob called it Galeed.
48Laban said,“This pile of stones is a witness of our agreement today.” That is why it was called Galeed.
49It was also called Mizpah because he said,“May the LORD watch between us when we are out of sight of one another.
50If you mistreat my daughters or if you take wives besides my daughters, although no one else is with us, realize that God is witness to your actions.”
- Gen 31:1-55 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.
3The LORD said to Jacob,“Return to the land of your fathers and to your relatives. I will be with you.”
4So Jacob sent a message for Rachel and Leah to come to the field where his flocks were.
5There he said to them,“I can tell that your father’s attitude toward me has changed, but the God of my father has been with me.
- Gen 31:25-262 verses76%
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!
- Gen 31:36-372 verses75%
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?
37When you searched through all my goods, did you find anything that belonged to you? Set it here before my relatives and yours, and let them settle the dispute between the two of us!
- Gen 31:11-133 verses75%
11In the dream the angel of God said to me,‘Jacob!’‘Here I am!’ I replied.
12Then he said,‘Observe that all the male goats mating with the flock are streaked, speckled, or spotted, for I have observed all that Laban has done to you.
13I am the God of Bethel, where you anointed the sacred stone and made a vow to me. Now leave this land immediately and return to your native land.’”
- Gen 31:30-334 verses73%
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.
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19Laban replied,“I’d rather give her to you than to another man. Stay with me.”
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34“Agreed!” said Laban,“It will be as you say.”
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36Then he separated them from Jacob by a three-day journey, while Jacob was taking care of the rest of Laban’s flocks.
- Gen 29:14-152 verses72%
14Then Laban said to him,“You are indeed my own flesh and blood.” So Jacob stayed with him for a month.
15Then Laban said to Jacob,“Should you work for me for nothing because you are my relative? Tell me what your wages should be.”
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20Jacob set up a marker over her grave; it is the Marker of Rachel’s Grave to this day.
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14So Jacob set up a sacred stone pillar in the place where God spoke with him. He poured out a drink offering on it, and then he poured oil on it.
- Gen 30:27-282 verses71%
27But Laban said to him,“If I have found favor in your sight, please stay here, for I have learned by divination that the LORD has blessed me on account of you.”
28He added,“Just name your wages– I’ll pay whatever you want.”
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40Jacob removed these lambs, but he made the rest of the flock face the streaked and completely dark-colored animals in Laban’s flock. So he made separate flocks for himself and did not mix them with Laban’s flocks.
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31So Laban asked,“What should I give you?”“You don’t need to give me a thing,” Jacob replied,“but if you agree to this one condition, I will continue to care for your flocks and protect them: