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Genesis 31:5 Cross-References
Explore 8 cross-references for Genesis 31:5 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Genesis chapter 31 verse 5 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And said unto them, I see your father's countenance, that it is not toward me as before; but the God of my father hath been with me.”
Genesis 31:5 (KJV)
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Commentary on Genesis 31:5
And said unto them, I see your father's countenance, that it is not toward me as before; but the God... 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 31:5
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“and”
“and said”
“and the God of Nahor”
“the God of Abraham”
“God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac, Yahweh, who said to me, 'Return to your country, and to your relatives, and I will do you good,',And Jacob said, O God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac, the LORD which saidst unto me, Return unto thy country, and to thy kindred, and I will deal well with thee:,וַיֹּאמֶר יַעֲקֹב אֱלֹהֵי אָבִי אַבְרָהָם וֵאלֹהֵי אָבִי יִצְחָק יְהוָה הָאֹמֵר אֵלַי שׁוּב לְאַרְצְךָ וּלְמוֹלַדְתְּךָ וְאֵיטִיבָה עִמָּךְ׃ ,And Jacob said: O God of my father Abraham”
“Now please forgive the disobedience of your brothers, and their sin, because they did evil to you.' Now”
“where you anointed a pillar”
“that Abimelech and Phicol the captain of his army spoke to Abraham”