Hosea 12:12 — Jacob escaped to Syria
where he tended sheep
to earn himself a wife. — CEV | maBible
Read Hosea 12:12 (Contemporary English Version) on maBible, the Bible online. Other reference formats: Hosea 12.12, Hosea 12v12, Os. 12:12. Jacob escaped to Syria
where he tended sheep
to earn himself a wife.
Other reference formats: Hosea 12.12, Hosea 12v12, Os. 12:12.
12 Jacob escaped to Syria
where he tended sheep
to earn himself a wife.
Notes and references
12.12 Gn 29.1-20.
Jacob: His name was later changed to Israel (see Genesis 32.28), and he became the ancestor of the nation by that name.
Syria: The Hebrew text has “Aram,” probably referring to northern Syria in the region of Haran.