Genesis 31:53

“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.”

"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
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What does Genesis 31:53 mean?

Genesis 31:53 (KJV) reads: "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." This verse comes at the end of a tumultuous chapter in the life of Jacob, one of the patriarchs of Israel. Jacob had…

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A Covenant of Faith: God’s Witness Between Us

As we journey through the book of Genesis, we find ourselves immersed in the fascinating and complex narratives of family, faith, and divine intervention. Genesis 31:53 reads, “The God of Abraham, and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge betwixt us. And Jacob sware…

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A Covenant Prayer of Trust and Reconciliation

O Sovereign Lord, The God of Abraham, the God of Nahor, and the great God of our father Isaac, I come before You with a heart full of reverence and awe. I stand upon the promise of Your unwavering faithfulness, as declared in Genesis 31:53, where Jacob called upon Your name…

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Genesis 31:53 - "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 24-53
Numbers 31:53 - "(For the men of war had taken spoil, every man for himself.)"
Genesis 41:53 - "¶ And the seven years of plenteousness, that was in the land of Egypt, were ended."
"(For the men of war had taken spoil, every man for himself.)" - Numbers 31:53
"¶ And the seven years of plenteousness, that was in the land of Egypt, were ended." - Genesis 41:53
Genesis 24:53 - "And the servant brought forth jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment, and gave them to Rebekah: he gave also to her brother and to her mother precious things."
Genesis 21-31
Genesis 18-31
Genesis 31:35
Genesis 19-31
Genesis 24-31
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 31:4 - "And Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to the field unto his flock,"
Genesis 37:31 - "And they took Joseph's coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the blood;"
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 21:31 - "Wherefore he called that place Beer-sheba; because there they sware both of them."
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 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."