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Genesis 31

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55 verses in KJV · 427 outgoing cross-reference links

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Opening verses of Genesis 31 (KJV)

31:1 And he heard the words of Laban’s sons, saying, Jacob hath taken away all that [was] our father’s; and of [that] which [was] our father’s hath he gotten all this glory.

31:2 And Jacob beheld the countenance of Laban, and, behold, it [was] not toward him as before.

31:3 And the LORD said unto Jacob, Return unto the land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred; and I will be with thee.

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Historical / attribution context

Traditional writer attribution: Moses

Approximate study chronology: c. 1739 BC

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Original-language word-study starting points

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