Genesis 31:24 — But during the night God came to Laban in a dream and told him, “Watch what you… — FBV | maBible

Read Genesis 31:24 (Free Bible Version) on maBible, the Bible online. Other reference formats: Genesis 31.24, Genesis 31v24, Gen. 31:24. But during the night God came to Laban in a dream and told him, “Watch what you say to Jacob. Don't try to persuade him to come back, and don't threaten him eithe…

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24 But during the night God came to Laban in a dream and told him, “Watch what you say to Jacob. Don't try to persuade him to come back, and don't threaten him either.”

Passage themes

Aramean origins — Laban the Syrian
God speaks at night — God came to Laban the Syrian in a dream by night
A protective warning — Take heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad

Notes and references

“Don't try to get him to come back, and don't threaten him either”: literally, “from good to bad.” This idiomatic expression covered the range of possible approaches Laban might have been tempted to take, from trying to induce Jacob to return by offering some reward, to threatening him with force o…

Events in this chapter

31.1 — Jacob fuit Laban, retour vers Canaan

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Des milliers d'années en 50 chapitres La Genèse couvre plus de temps que tout le reste de la Bible réuni : de la création du monde jusqu'à l'installation en Égypte. Aucun autre livre biblique ne parcourt autant d'histoire en si peu de pages.

About this book

Author: Moïse · Written: XVe – XIIIe siècle av. J.-C. · Reading time: ≈ 3h30 · Characters: Adam, Ève, Noé, Abraham (Abram), Sara (Saraï), Isaac, Jacob (Israël), Joseph

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