Genesis 31:20

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Jacob tricked Laban the Aramean by not saying that he intended to leave.

Cross References

Genesis 25:20

and he was forty years old when he married Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel. She was also the sister of Laban, the Aramean from northern Syria. Almost twenty years later,

Genesis 31:19

Before Rachel left, she stole the household idols while Laban was out shearing his sheep.

Genesis 31:21

When Jacob crossed the River Euphrates and headed for the hill country of Gilead, he took with him everything he owned.

Genesis 31:27

Why did you sneak away without telling me? I would have given you a going-away party with singing and with music on tambourines and harps.

Deuteronomy 26:5

Then, standing there in front of the place of worship, you must pray: My ancestor was homeless, an Aramean who went to live in Egypt. There were only a few in his family then, but they became great and powerful, a nation of many people.