Genesis 31:20

New International Reader's Version

And that’s not all. Jacob tricked Laban, the Aramean. He didn’t tell him he was running away.

Cross References

Genesis 25:20

Isaac was 40 years old when he married Rebekah. She was the daughter of Bethuel, the Aramean from Paddan Aram. She was also the sister of Laban, the Aramean.

Genesis 31:19

Laban had gone to clip the wool from his sheep. While he was gone, Rachel stole the statues of the family gods that belonged to her father.

Genesis 31:21

So Jacob ran off with everything he had. He crossed the Euphrates River. And he headed for the hill country of Gilead.

Genesis 31:27

Why did you run away in secret and trick me? Why didn’t you tell me? Then I could have sent you away happily. We could have sung to the music of tambourines and harps.

Deuteronomy 26:5

Then you will speak while the Lord is listening. You will say, “My father Jacob was a wanderer from the land of Aram. He went down into Egypt with a few people. He lived there and became the father of a great nation. It had huge numbers of people.