Genesis 31:3

“And the LORD said unto Jacob, Return unto the land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred; and I will be with thee.”

"And the LORD said unto Jacob, Return unto the land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred; and I will be with thee." - Genesis 31:3
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What does Genesis 31:3 mean?

Genesis 31:3 in the King James Version (KJV) reads, "And the Lord said unto Jacob, Return unto the land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred; and I will be with thee." This verse forms part of the larger narrative of Jacob's life as recorded in the book of Genesis, and it holds…

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Return to Your Roots: The Call to Journey Home

In Genesis 31:3, we find a powerful and poignant command from the Lord: "And the LORD said unto Jacob, Return unto the land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred; and I will be with thee." This scripture is rich in meaning and context, representing not just a geographical…

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A Prayer for Divine Guidance and Return

Dear Heavenly Father, As I bow my head before You, I bring my heart into focus on Your eternal promises and the reassurance of Your presence that transcends time and space. In the sacred text of Genesis 31:3, You said unto Jacob, "Return unto the land of thy fathers, and to thy…

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Genesis 31:3 - "And the LORD said unto Jacob, Return unto the land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred; and I will be with thee."
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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?"
Judges 3:31
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."
Mark 3:31-34
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."
Lamentations 3:31 - "For the Lord will not cast off for ever:"
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."