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Genesis 31:53 Cross-References
Explore 14 cross-references for Genesis 31:53 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Genesis chapter 31 verse 53 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“The God of Abraham, and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge betwixt us. And Jacob sware by the fear of his father Isaac.”
Genesis 31:53 (KJV)
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Commentary on Genesis 31:53
The God of Abraham, and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge betwixt us. And Jacob sware... 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 31:53
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“the God of Abraham”
“This wrong is your fault. I gave my handmaid into your bosom, and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes. Yahweh judge between me and you.”
“I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look at God.”
“Thus says Yahweh”
“and became the father of Terah.”
“I have lifted up my hand to Yahweh, God Most High, possessor of heaven and earth,,And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lift up mine hand unto the LORD, the most high God, the possessor of heaven and earth,,וַיֹּאמֶר אַבְרָם אֶל־מֶלֶךְ סְדֹם הֲרִימֹתִי יָדִי אֶל־יְהוָה אֵל עֶלְיוֹן קֹנֵה שָׁמַיִם וָאָרֶץ׃ ,And Abram said to the king of Sodom: I have lifted up my hand unto the LORD”
“and shall swear by his name.”
“that it was told Abraham”
“Yahweh stood above it”
“the God of heaven and the God of the earth”