Genesis 31:21

New International Reader's Version

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

Cross References

Genesis 15:18

On that day the Lord made a covenant with Abram. He said, “I am giving this land to your family who comes after you. It reaches from the River of Egypt to the great Euphrates River.

Genesis 2:14

The name of the third river is the Tigris. It runs along the east side of Ashur. And the fourth river is called the Euphrates.

Genesis 31:20

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

Genesis 31:22

On the third day Laban was told that Jacob had run away.

Genesis 31:23

He took his relatives with him and went after Jacob. Seven days later he caught up with him in the hill country of Gilead.

Genesis 37:25

Then they sat down to eat their meal. As they did, they saw some Ishmaelite traders coming from Gilead. Their camels were loaded with spices, lotion and myrrh. They were on their way to take them down to Egypt.

Genesis 46:28

Jacob sent Judah ahead of him to Joseph. He sent him to get directions to Goshen. And so they arrived in the area of Goshen.

2 Samuel 24:6

They went to Gilead and the area of Tahtim Hodshi. They continued to Dan Jaan and on around toward Sidon.

1 Kings 17:1

Elijah was from Tishbe in the land of Gilead. He said to Ahab, “I serve the Lord. He is the God of Israel. You can be sure that he lives. And you can be just as sure that there won’t be any dew or rain on the whole land. There won’t be any during the next few years. It won’t come until I say so.”

2 Kings 12:17

About that time Hazael, the king of Aram, went up and attacked Gath. Then he captured it. After that, he turned back to attack Jerusalem.

Jeremiah 50:5

They will ask how to get to Zion. Then they will turn their faces toward it. They will come and join themselves to me. They will enter into the covenant I make with them. It will last forever. It will never be forgotten.

Numbers 24:1

Balaam saw that the Lord was pleased to give his blessing to Israel. So he didn’t try to use evil magic as he had done at other times. Instead, he turned and looked toward the desert.

Numbers 32:1

The tribes of Reuben and Gad had very large herds and flocks. They looked at the lands of Jazer and Gilead. They saw that those lands were just right for livestock.

Deuteronomy 3:12

I divided up the land we took over at that time. I gave the tribes of Reuben and Gad the territory north of Aroer by the Arnon River valley. It includes half of the hill country of Gilead together with its towns.

Judges 10:18

The leaders of Gilead spoke to one another. They said, “Who will lead the attack against the Ammonites? That person will be the ruler of all the people who live in Gilead.”