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Genesis 31:30 Cross-References
Explore 11 cross-references for Genesis 31:30 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Genesis chapter 31 verse 30 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And now, though thou wouldest needs be gone, because thou sore longedst after thy father's house, yet wherefore hast thou stolen my gods?”
Genesis 31:30 (KJV)
Commentary on Genesis 31:30
And now, though thou wouldest needs be gone, because thou sore longedst after thy father's house, ye... 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...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Genesis 31:30
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“The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth”
“And Laban went to shear his sheep: and Rachel had stolen the images that were her father's.”
“you have taken away my gods which I made”
“And there they left their images”
“but the work of men's hands”
“and carry them away captive: and he shall array himself with the land of Egypt”
“and brought it into the house of Dagon”
“Nebo stoops; their idols are on the animals”
“and will strike all the firstborn in the land of Egypt”
“whom Yahweh had struck among them: on their gods also Yahweh executed judgments.”