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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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Albert Barnes
On Genesis 31:1–55
18th Century
Theologian
תרפים terāpı̂ym — Teraphim. This word occurs fifteen times in the Old Testament. It appears three times in this chapte…
Charles Ellicott
On Genesis 31:1–55
19th Century
Bishop
John Gill
On Genesis 31:21
17th Century
Pastor
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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Matthew Henry
On Genesis 31:1–21
17th Century
Minister
The affairs of these families are related very minutely, while what are called the great events of states and kingdoms at that period are not menti…