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Genesis 31:24 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Genesis 31:24 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Genesis chapter 31 verse 24 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And God came to Laban the Syrian in a dream by night, and said unto him, Take heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad. either: Heb. from good to bad”
Genesis 31:24 (KJV)
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Commentary on Genesis 31:24
And God came to Laban the Syrian in a dream by night, and said unto him, Take heed that thou speak n... 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 31:24
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“The thing proceeds from Yahweh. We can't speak to you bad or good.,Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, The thing proceedeth from the LORD: we cannot speak unto thee bad or good.,וַיַּעַן לָבָן וּבְתוּאֵל וַיֹּאמְרוּ מֵיְהוָה יָצָא הַדָּבָר לֹא נוּכַל דַּבֵּר אֵלֶיךָ רַע אוֹ־טוֹב׃ ,Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said: The thing proceedeth from the LORD; we cannot speak unto thee bad or good.”
“and said to him”
“but the God of your father spoke to me last night”
“I can't go beyond the word of Yahweh”
“the God of Abraham”
“his wife sent to him”
“because he had forced his sister Tamar.”
“in a vision of the night”
“son of Bethuel the Syrian”
“and stood in a narrow place”