Genesis 31

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Genesis 31 is a biblical chapter in the Book of Genesis that recounts Jacob’s departure from Laban, the tensions over flocks and household gods, and the covenant that marks their final separation.

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instanceOf Bible chapter
containsEvent God appears to Laban in a dream
God commands Jacob to return to the land of his fathers
Jacob and Laban eat together by the heap of stones
Jacob attributes his preservation to the God of Abraham and Isaac NERFINISHED
Jacob becomes angry with Laban
Jacob calls his kinsmen to a meal
Jacob denies knowledge of the stolen gods NERFINISHED
Jacob explains Laban’s deceit and God’s protection to his wives
Jacob offers a sacrifice on the mountain
Jacob perceives Laban’s attitude has changed
Jacob recounts his years of service and hardship
Jacob secretly flees from Laban
Jacob sets up a stone pillar
Jacob summons Rachel and Leah to the field
Jacob swears by the Fear of his father Isaac
Jacob’s relatives heap up stones for a mound
Laban accuses Jacob of stealing his household gods
Laban and Jacob agree that the heap and pillar are a boundary
Laban confronts Jacob about his secret departure
Laban departs and returns to his place
Laban does not find his household gods
Laban invokes the God of Abraham and the god of Nahor as witness
Laban kisses his grandchildren and daughters and blesses them
Laban overtakes Jacob in the hill country of Gilead
Laban proposes a covenant with Jacob
Laban pursues Jacob for seven days
Laban searches Jacob’s tents
Rachel and Leah agree to leave their father’s house NERFINISHED
Rachel claims she cannot rise because of the way of women NERFINISHED
Rachel hides the household gods in a camel’s saddle
Rachel steals Laban’s household gods
The heap is named Galeed by Jacob
The heap is named Jegar-sahadutha by Laban
The place is also called Mizpah
featuresCharacter God NERFINISHED
Jacob NERFINISHED
Laban NERFINISHED
Laban’s sons
Leah NERFINISHED
Rachel NERFINISHED
Rachel and Leah’s maidservants
featuresLocation Gilead NERFINISHED
Haran NERFINISHED
Mizpah NERFINISHED
Paddan-aram NERFINISHED
follows Genesis 30 NERFINISHED
partOf Book of Genesis NERFINISHED
Tanakh
surface form: Hebrew Bible

Old Testament NERFINISHED
precedes Genesis 32
primaryLanguage Biblical Hebrew NERFINISHED
theme covenant and boundary setting
departure from exile and return to homeland
divine protection
family conflict
idolatry and household gods

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