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Genesis 31:44 Cross-References
Explore 11 cross-references for Genesis 31:44 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Genesis chapter 31 verse 44 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Now therefore come thou, let us make a covenant, I and thou; and let it be for a witness between me and thee.”
Genesis 31:44 (KJV)
Commentary on Genesis 31:44
Now therefore come thou, let us make a covenant, I and thou; and let it be for a witness between me ... 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 31:44
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“We saw plainly that Yahweh was with you. We said, 'Let there now be an oath between us, even between us and you, and let us make a covenant with you,,And they said, We saw certainly that the LORD was with thee: and we said, Let there be now an oath betwixt us, even betwixt us and thee, and let us make a covenant with thee;,וַיֹּאמְרוּ רָאוֹ רָאִינוּ כִּי־הָיָה יְהוָה עִמָּךְ וַנֹּאמֶר תְּהִי נָא אָלָה בֵּינוֹתֵינוּ בֵּינֵינוּ וּבֵינֶךָ וְנִכְרְתָה בְרִית עִמָּךְ׃ ,And they said: We saw plainly that the LORD was with thee; and we said: Let there now be an oath betwixt us”
“and put it by the side of the ark of the covenant of Yahweh your God”
“and teach you it the children of Israel: put it in their mouths”
“that I not die;”
“saying”
“and set them a statute and an ordinance in Shechem.”
“and the pillar be a witness”
“when many evils and troubles are come on them”
“that Abimelech and Phicol the captain of his army spoke to Abraham”
“and between our generations after us”