Genesis 31:14

“And Rachel and Leah answered and said unto him, Is there yet any portion or inheritance for us in our father’s house?”

"And Rachel and Leah answered and said unto him, Is there yet any portion or inheritance for us in our father’s house?" - Genesis 31:14
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What does Genesis 31:14 mean?

Genesis 31:14 (KJV) states, "And Rachel and Leah answered and said unto him, Is there yet any portion or inheritance for us in our father's house?" This verse is part of the larger narrative about Jacob's departure from his father-in-law Laban's house with his wives, children…

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In Search of Inheritance: The Yearning Hearts of Rachel and Leah

In Genesis 31:14, we encounter a poignant moment in the lives of Rachel and Leah—two sisters who shared far more than just their lineage; they shared the weight of their father’s favor and the burden of their inheritance. The verse states, "And Rachel and Leah answered and said…

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A Prayer for Inheritance and Identity

Heavenly Father, We come before You today, humbly recognizing Your sovereignty and grace over our lives. As we reflect on the profound words of Genesis 31:14, where Rachel and Leah ponder their claim to their father’s inheritance, we seek to understand the true nature of our own…

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Genesis 31:22 - "And it was told Laban on the third day that Jacob was fled."
Genesis 31:45 - "And Jacob took a stone, and set it up for a pillar."
Genesis 31:47 - "And Laban called it Jegarsahadutha: but Jacob called it Galeed."
Genesis 31:31 - "And Jacob answered and said to Laban, Because I was afraid: for I said, Peradventure thou wouldest take by force thy daughters from me."
Genesis 34:31 - "And they said, Should he deal with our sister as with an harlot?"
Genesis 25:31 - "And Jacob said, Sell me this day thy birthright."
Genesis 31:2 - "And Jacob beheld the countenance of Laban, and, behold, it was not toward him as before."
Genesis 37:31 - "And they took Joseph's coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the blood;"
Genesis 31:4 - "And Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to the field unto his flock,"
Genesis 42:31 - "And we said unto him, We are true men; we are no spies:"
Genesis 10:31 - "These are the sons of Shem, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, after their nations."
Genesis 41:31 - "And the plenty shall not be known in the land by reason of that famine following; for it shall be very grievous."
Genesis 21:31 - "Wherefore he called that place Beer-sheba; because there they sware both of them."
Genesis 31:17 - "¶ Then Jacob rose up, and set his sons and his wives upon camels;"
Genesis 31:6 - "And ye know that with all my power I have served your father."
Genesis 31:9 - "Thus God hath taken away the cattle of your father, and given them to me."
Genesis 5:31 - "And all the days of Lamech were seven hundred seventy and seven years: and he died."
Genesis 31:20 - "And Jacob stole away unawares to Laban the Syrian, in that he told him not that he fled."
Genesis 36:31 - "¶ And these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom, before there reigned any king over the children of Israel."
Genesis 43:31 - "And he washed his face, and went out, and refrained himself, and said, Set on bread."
Genesis 29:31 - "¶ And when the LORD saw that Leah was hated, he opened her womb: but Rachel was barren."