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Genesis 31:13 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" I am the God of Bethel, where thou anointedst the pillar, and where thou vowedst a vow unto me: now arise, get thee out from this land, and return unto the land of thy kindred. "
Genesis 31:13
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And the angel of God spake unto me in a dream, saying, Jacob: And I said,
And he said, Lift up now thine eyes, and see, all the rams which leap upon the cattle are ringstraked, speckled, and grisled: for I have seen all that Laban doeth
I am the God of Bethel, where thou anointedst the pillar, and where thou vowedst a vow unto me: now arise, get thee out from this land, and return unto the land of thy kindred.
And Rachel and Leah answered and said unto him, Is there yet any portion or inheritance for us in our father's house?
Are we not counted of him strangers? for he hath sold us, and hath quite devoured also our money.
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Genesis 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."
Genesis 31:2
"And Jacob beheld the countenance of Laban, and, behold, it was not toward him as before."
Genesis 31:3
"And the LORD said unto Jacob, Return unto the land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred;"
Genesis 31:3
"Then the Lord said to Jacob, Go back to the land of your fathers, and to your relations, and I will be with you."
Genesis 31:4
"And Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to the field unto his flock,"
Genesis 31:5
"And he said to them, It is clear to me that your father's feeling is no longer what it was to me; but the God of my father has been with me"
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