On that day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying, ‘I give this land to your offspring, from the Brook of Egypt to the great river, the River Euphrates:
Genesis 31:21 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised He fled with all his possessions, crossed the Euphrates, and headed for the hill country of Gilead. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So he fled with all that he had, and arose and crossed the river [Euphrates] and set his face toward the hill country of Gilead. American Standard Version (1901) 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. Common English Bible So Jacob and his entire household left. He got up, crossed the river, and set out directly for the mountains of Gilead. Catholic Public Domain Version And when he had gone away with all such things that were justly his, and, having crossed the river, was continuing on toward Mount Gilead, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And when he was gone, together with all that belonged to him, and having passed the river, was going on towards mount Galaad, |
On that day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying, ‘I give this land to your offspring, from the Brook of Egypt to the great river, the River Euphrates:
The name of the third river is Tigris, which runs east of Assyria. And the fourth river is the Euphrates.
And Jacob deceived Laban the Aramean, not telling him that he was fleeing.
So he took his relatives with him, pursued Jacob for seven days, and overtook him in the hill country of Gilead.
They sat down to eat a meal, and when they looked up, there was a caravan of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead. Their camels were carrying aromatic gum, balsam, and resin, going down to Egypt.
Now Jacob had sent Judah ahead of him to Joseph to prepare for his arrival at Goshen. When they came to the land of Goshen,
They went to Gilead and to the land of the Hittites and continued on to Dan-jaan and round to Sidon.
Now Elijah the Tishbite, from the Gilead settlers, , said to Ahab, ‘As the Lord God of Israel lives, in whose presence I stand, there will be no dew or rain during these years except by my command! ’
At that time King Hazael of Aram marched up and fought against Gath and captured it. Then he planned to attack Jerusalem.
They will ask about Zion, turning their faces to this road. They will come and join themselves to the Lord in a permanent covenant that will never be forgotten.
Since Balaam saw that it pleased the Lord to bless Israel, he did not go to seek omens as on previous occasions, but turned towards the wilderness.
The Reubenites and Gadites had a very large number of livestock. When they surveyed the lands of Jazer and Gilead, they saw that the region was a good one for livestock.
‘At that time we took possession of this land. I gave to the Reubenites and Gadites the area extending from Aroer by the Arnon Valley, and half the hill country of Gilead along with its cities.
The rulers of Gilead said to one another, ‘Which man will begin the fight against the Ammonites? He will be the leader of all the inhabitants of Gilead.’