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Genesis 31:21

in Genesis 31

So he fled with all his possessions, crossed the Euphrates, and headed for the hill country of Gilead.

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

So he fled with all that he had; and he rose up, and passed over the River, and set his face toward the mountain of Gilead.

KJV

So he fled with all that he had; and he rose up, and passed over the river, and set his face toward the mount Gilead.

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This verse in Genesis 31

Commentary

5 notes on this verse

A commentator

Cyril of Alexandria

GLAPHYRA ON Genesis, 5.5 · Written before 444.

The fact that the world should have been offended because of Christ, after the increase in the flocks of believers, and that it, excited by its anger, would have reacted, does not need to be confirmed with a long speech. Just see how Laban, together with his sons, pursued Jacob, who was running away, and recalled him. Christ himself, in a sense, departed from the world with his brides, that is, the churches, and moved out with the entire household by spiritually addressing his companions with these words: "Arise, let us go from here."

This site's exposition

Jacob deceived Laban the Aramean

on Genesis 31:20-21

The Hebrew has Jacob stealing Laban's heart, the same verb used of Rachel and the idols one verse before. The Berean renders it deceived. He left without telling Laban, crossed the Euphrates, and made for the hill country of Gilead.

The record, by era

The Church Fathers1 voice

A commentator

Jerome

Hebrew Questions on Genesis · Written before 420.

proposed

(Verse 21) And he crossed the river and came to the mountain of Gilead. Not that at that time it was called Gilead; but in anticipation, as we have often said, it is called by that name by which it was later called.

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

So he fled with all that he had,....

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

A commentator

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible · Written before 1832.

Passed over the river - The Euphrates, as the Targum properly notices. But how could he pass such a river with his flocks, etc.? This difficulty does not seem to have struck critics in general. The rabbins felt it, and assert that God wrought a miracle for Jacob on this occasion, and that he passed over dry shod. As we know not in what other way he could pass, it is prudent to refer it to the power of God, which accompanied him through the whole of his journey.

The words behind it

14 Hebrew words

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

  • וַיִּבְרַ֥חand he fled

    vaiyivrachH1272 →63 times

  • הוּא֙he

    hu'H1931 →1879 times

  • וְכָל־and all

    vekholH3605 →5413 times

  • אֲשֶׁר־that

    ʾasher-H834 →5497 times

  • ל֔וֹ[belonged] to <the> him

    lo

  • וַיָּ֖קָםand he arose

    vaiyakomH6965 →628 times

  • וַיַּעֲבֹ֣רand he passed over

    vaiyaavorH5674 →556 times

  • אֶת־<obj.>

    ʾet-H853 →10935 times

  • הַנָּהָ֑רthe river

    hanaharH5104 →119 times

  • וַיָּ֥שֶׂםand he set

    vaiyasemH7760 →584 times

  • אֶת־<obj.>

    ʾet-H853 →10935 times

  • פָּנָ֖יוface his

    panavH6440 →2123 times

  • הַ֥ר[the] hill country of

    harH2022 →546 times

  • הַגִּלְעָֽד׃<the> Gilead

    hagiladH1568 →134 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

18 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

2 Kings 12:17At that time Hazael king of Aram marched up and fought against Gath and captured it. Then he decided to attack Jerusalem.4 worksJoshua 24:2–3And Joshua said to all the people, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Long ago your fathers, including Terah the father of Abraham and Nahor, lived beyond the Euphrates and worshiped other gods.3 worksGenesis 46:28Now Jacob had sent Judah ahead of him to Joseph to get directions to Goshen. When Jacob’s family arrived in the land of Goshen,3 worksGenesis 2:14The name of the third river is Hiddekel; it runs along the east side of Assyria. And the fourth river is the Euphrates.3 worksJudges 10:18And the rulers of Gilead said to one another, “Whoever will launch the attack against the Ammonites will be the head of all who live in Gilead.”3 worksDeuteronomy 3:12So at that time we took possession of this land. To the Reubenites and Gadites I gave the land beyond Aroer along the Arnon Valley, and half the hill country of Gilead, along with its cities.3 works
The other 12 cross-references, with their words ▾
Genesis 15:18On that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, “To your descendants I have given this land—from the river of Egypt to the great River Euphrates—3 works1 Kings 17:1Now Elijah the Tishbite, who was among the settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As surely as the LORD lives—the God of Israel before whom I stand—there will be neither dew nor rain in these years except at my word!”3 worksGenesis 37:25And as they sat down to eat a meal, they looked up and saw a caravan of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead. Their camels were carrying spices, balm, and myrrh on their way down to Egypt.3 worksJeremiah 50:5They will ask the way to Zion and turn their faces toward it. They will come and join themselves to the LORD in an everlasting covenant that will never be forgotten.3 worksNumbers 24:1And when Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he did not resort to sorcery as on previous occasions, but he turned his face toward the wilderness.3 worksLuke 9:51–53As the day of His ascension approached, Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem.3 worksJoshua 13:8–9The other half of Manasseh, along with the Reubenites and Gadites, had received the inheritance Moses had given them beyond the Jordan to the east, just as Moses the servant of the LORD had assigned to them:3 worksGenesis 31:23So he took his relatives with him, pursued Jacob for seven days, and overtook him in the hill country of Gilead.3 worksNumbers 32:1Now the Reubenites and Gadites, who had very large herds and flocks, surveyed the lands of Jazer and Gilead, and they saw that the region was suitable for livestock.3 worksGenesis 41:1After two full years had passed, Pharaoh had a dream: He was standing beside the Nile,3 works2 Samuel 24:6Then they went to Gilead and the land of Tahtim-hodshi, and on to Dan-jaan and around to Sidon.2 worksJeremiah 42:15then hear the word of the LORD, O remnant of Judah! This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘If you are determined to go to Egypt and reside there,2 works

The walk

8 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    Genesis 2:14

    The name of the third river is Hiddekel; it runs along the east side of Assyria. And the fourth river is the Euphrates.

    it leads to

    • Daniel 10:4

      On the twenty-fourth day of the first month, as I was standing on the bank of the great river, the Tigris,

    • Genesis 15:18

      On that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, “To your descendants I have given this land—from the river of Egypt to the great River Euphrates—

  • Through

    Genesis 46:28

    Now Jacob had sent Judah ahead of him to Joseph to get directions to Goshen. When Jacob’s family arrived in the land of Goshen,

    it leads to

    • Genesis 45:10

      You shall settle in the land of Goshen and be near me—you and your children and grandchildren, your flocks and herds, and everything you own.

  • Through

    Judges 10:18

    And the rulers of Gilead said to one another, “Whoever will launch the attack against the Ammonites will be the head of all who live in Gilead.”

    it leads to

    • Judges 11:11

      So Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him their leader and commander. And Jephthah repeated all his terms in the presence of the LORD at Mizpah.

  • Through

    2 Kings 12:17

    At that time Hazael king of Aram marched up and fought against Gath and captured it. Then he decided to attack Jerusalem.

    it leads to

    • 2 Chronicles 24:23–24

      In the spring, the army of Aram went to war against Joash. They entered Judah and Jerusalem and destroyed all the leaders of the people, and they sent all the plunder to their king…

    • 2 Kings 8:12–15

      “Why is my lord weeping?” asked Hazael. “Because I know the evil you will do to the Israelites,” Elisha replied. “You will set fire to their fortresses, kill their young men with the sword,…

    • 1 Samuel 27:2

      So David set out with his six hundred men and went to Achish son of Maoch, the king of Gath.

    • 1 Chronicles 18:1

      Some time later, David defeated the Philistines, subdued them, and took Gath and its villages from the hand of the Philistines.

Where this verse is studied

About Genesis

The Creation of Light, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
The Creation of Light, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Cyril of Alexandria, GLAPHYRA ON Genesis, 5.5; Jerome, Hebrew Questions on Genesis; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763).

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