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Genesis 29:12 Cross-References
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“And Jacob told Rachel that he was her father's brother, and that he was Rebekah's son: and she ran and told her father.”
Genesis 29:12 (KJV)
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And Jacob told Rachel that he was her father's brother, and that he was Rebekah's son: and she ran a... This passage belongs to the Jacob narratives which demonstrate God's sovereign election overriding human merit and the transformation of a deceiver into Israel, the father of the twelve tribes. The Jacob cycle shows how divine purposes advance through flawed individuals whom God graciously transforms.Key themes include God's sovereign choice ("the older shall serve the younger"), the consequences of deception and family dysfunction, exile and return patterns, wrestling with God leading to bl...
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Cross-References for Genesis 29:12
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“and told her mother's house about these words.”
“Please, let there be no strife between me and you, and between my herdsmen and your herdsmen; for we are relatives.,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.,וַיֹּאמֶר אַבְרָם אֶל־לוֹט אַל־נָא תְהִי מְרִיבָה בֵּינִי וּבֵינֶיךָ וּבֵין רֹעַי וּבֵין רֹעֶיךָ כִּי־אֲנָשִׁים אַחִים אֲנָחְנוּ׃ ,And Abram said unto Lot: Let there be no strife”
“he led forth his trained men”