Genesis 31:23
Genesis · Old Testament · Chapter 31
“And he took his brethren with him, and pursued after him seven days’ journey; and they overtook him in the mount Gilead.”Genesis 31:23
What Does Genesis 31:23 Mean?
Genesis 31:23 is found in the book of Genesis, chapter 31, verse 23 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 11 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (11)
These passages are connected to Genesis 31:23 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Genesis 31:32“With whomsoever thou findest thy gods, let him not live: before our brethren discern thou what is thine with me, and take it to thee. For Jacob knew not that Rachel had stolen them.”Genesis 13:8“And Abram said unto Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen; for we be brethren.”Genesis 24:27“And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of my master Abraham, who hath not left destitute my master of his mercy and his truth: I being in the way, the LORD led me to the house of my master’s brethren.”Genesis 31:21“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.”Genesis 31:46“And Jacob said unto his brethren, Gather stones; and they took stones, and made an heap: and they did eat there upon the heap.”Genesis 31:48“And Laban said, This heap is a witness between me and thee this day. Therefore was the name of it called Galeed;”Genesis 37:25“And they sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a company of Ishmeelites came from Gilead with their camels bearing spicery and balm and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt.”Exodus 2:11“And it came to pass in those days, when Moses was grown, that he went out unto his brethren, and looked on their burdens: and he spied an Egyptian smiting an Hebrew, one of his brethren.”Exodus 2:13“And when he went out the second day, behold, two men of the Hebrews strove together: and he said to him that did the wrong, Wherefore smitest thou thy fellow?”1 Chronicles 12:29“And of the children of Benjamin, the kindred of Saul, three thousand: for hitherto the greatest part of them had kept the ward of the house of Saul.”Ezekiel 47:18“And the east side ye shall measure from Hauran, and from Damascus, and from Gilead, and from the land of Israel by Jordan, from the border unto the east sea. And this is the east side.”
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