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So he fled with all that he had. He rose up, passed over the River, and set his face toward the mountain of Gilead.
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A Point of No Return
Commentators identify "the River" as the Euphrates. By crossing it and setting his face toward Mount Gilead, a journey of about 300 miles, Jacob was making a decisive and final break from Laban and Mesopotamia. This wasn't just a move; it was a flight toward the destiny God had promised him in Canaan.
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Genesis
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18th Century
Presbyterian
תרפים terāpı̂ym — Teraphim. This word occurs fifteen times in the Old Testament. It appears three times in this chapte…
19th Century
Anglican
THE TÔLDÔTH ISAAC (Genesis 25:19–35:29).
THE BIRTH OF ISAAC’S SONS.
Abraham beg…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
So he fled with all that he had His wives, his children, cattle and substance; and he rose up, and passed ove…
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