In that day the LORD made a covenant with Avram, saying, *To your seed I have given this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the river Perat:
Genesis 31:21 - Hebrew Names version (HNV) So he fled with all that he had. He rose up, passed over the River, and set his face toward the mountain of Gil`ad. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 So he fled with all that he had; and he rose up, and passed over the river, and set his face toward the mount Gilead. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So he fled with all that he had, and arose and crossed the river [Euphrates] and set his face toward the hill country of Gilead. American Standard Version (1901) So he fled with all that he had; and he rose up, and passed over the River, and set his face toward the mountain of Gilead. Common English Bible So Jacob and his entire household left. He got up, crossed the river, and set out directly for the mountains of Gilead. Catholic Public Domain Version And when he had gone away with all such things that were justly his, and, having crossed the river, was continuing on toward Mount Gilead, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And when he was gone, together with all that belonged to him, and having passed the river, was going on towards mount Galaad, |
In that day the LORD made a covenant with Avram, saying, *To your seed I have given this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the river Perat:
The name of the third river is Chiddekel: this is the one which flows in front of Ashur. The fourth river is the Perat.
Ya`akov deceived Lavan the Syrian, in that he didn't tell him that he was running away.
He took his relatives with him, and pursued after him seven days' journey. He overtook him in the mountain of Gil`ad.
They sat down to eat bread, and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and saw a caravan of Yishme`elim was coming from Gil`ad, with their camels bearing spices and balm and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt.
He sent Yehudah before him to Yosef, to show the way before him to Goshen, and they came into the land of Goshen.
then they came to Gil`ad, and to the land of Tachtim-Chodshi; and they came to Dan-Ya`an, and round about to Tzidon,
Eliyahu the Tishbi, who was of the foreigners of Gil`ad, said to Ach'av, As the LORD, the God of Yisra'el, lives, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.
Then Chaza'el king of Syria went up, and fought against Gat, and took it; and Chaza'el set his face to go up to Yerushalayim.
They shall inquire concerning Tziyon with their faces turned toward it, [saying], Come, and join yourselves to the LORD in an everlasting covenant that shall not be forgotten.
When Bil`am saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Yisra'el, he didn't go, as at the other times, to meet with enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness.
Now the children of Re'uven and the children of Gad had a very great multitude of livestock: and when they saw the land of Ya`zer, and the land of Gil`ad, that behold, the place was a place for livestock;
This land we took in possession at that time: from `Aro`er, which is by the valley of the Arnon, and half the hill country of Gil`ad, and the cities of it, gave I to the Re'uveni and to the Gadi:
The people, the princes of Gil`ad, said one to another, What man is he who will begin to fight against the children of `Ammon? he shall be head over all the inhabitants of Gil`ad.