Genesis 30:37

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Jacob cut branches from some poplar trees and from some almond and evergreen trees. He peeled off part of the bark and made the branches look spotted and speckled.

Cross References

Genesis 30:36

Then Laban made Jacob keep the rest of the sheep and goats at a distance of three days' journey.

Genesis 30:38

Then he put the branches where the sheep and goats would see them while they were drinking from the water trough. The goats mated there

Ecclesiastes 12:5

You will be afraid to climb up a hill or walk down a road. Your hair will turn as white as almond blossoms. You will feel lifeless and drag along like an old grasshopper. We each go to our eternal home, and the streets are filled with those who mourn.

Jeremiah 1:11

The LORD showed me something in a vision. Then he asked, “What do you see, Jeremiah?” I answered, “A branch of almonds that ripen early.”

Ezekiel 31:8

None of the cedar trees in my garden of Eden were as beautiful as this tree; no tree of any kind had such long branches.