Genesis 31:20

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Jacob tricked Laban the Aramean. He did not tell Laban he was leaving.

Cross References

Genesis 25:20

When Isaac was 40 years old he married Rebekah. Rebekah was from Paddan Aram. She was Bethuel’s daughter and the sister of Laban the Aramean.

Genesis 31:19

At this time, Laban was gone to cut the wool from his sheep. While he was gone, Rachel went into his house and stole the false gods that belonged to her father.

Genesis 31:21

Jacob took his family and everything he owned and left quickly. They crossed the Euphrates River and traveled toward the hill country of Gilead.

Genesis 31:27

Why did you run away without telling me? If you had told me, I would have given you a party. There would have been singing and dancing with music.

Deuteronomy 26:5

Then there before the Lord your God you will say: ‘My ancestor was a wandering Aramean. [157] He went down into Egypt and stayed there. When he went there, he had only a few people in his family. But in Egypt he became a great nation—a powerful nation with many people.