Genesis 31:54

“Then Jacob offered sacrifice upon the mount, and called his brethren to eat bread: and they did eat bread, and tarried all night in the mount.”

"Then Jacob offered sacrifice upon the mount, and called his brethren to eat bread: and they did eat bread, and tarried all night in the mount." - Genesis 31:54
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What does Genesis 31:54 mean?

Genesis 31:54 (KJV) reads: "Then Jacob offered sacrifice upon the mount, and called his brethren to eat bread: and they did eat bread, and tarried all night in the mount." This verse occurs in the larger narrative of Jacob's departure from his father-in-law Laban's house. After…

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Feasting in the Shadows of Sacrifice: A Reflection on Genesis 31:54

In Genesis 31:54, we read, "Then Jacob offered sacrifice upon the mount, and called his brethren to eat bread: and they did eat bread, and tarried all night in the mount." This verse, while small in its narrative scope, serves as a profound anchor for understanding the themes of…

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A Prayer of Sacrifice, Fellowship, and Divine Presence

Heavenly Father, As I come before You today, I am reminded of the sacred moment in the life of Jacob, as recorded in Genesis 31:54, where it says, “Then Jacob offered sacrifice upon the mount, and called his brethren to eat bread: and they did eat bread, and tarried all night in…

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Genesis 31:54 - "Then Jacob offered sacrifice upon the mount, and called his brethren to eat bread: and they did eat bread, and tarried all night in the mount."
Genesis 24-54
Numbers 31:54 - "And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and brought it into the tabernacle of the congregation, for a memorial for the children of Israel before the LORD."
Genesis 41:54 - "And the seven years of dearth began to come, according as Joseph had said: and the dearth was in all lands; but in all the land of Egypt there was bread."
Genesis 24:54 - "And they did eat and drink, he and the men that were with him, and tarried all night; and they rose up in the morning, and he said, Send me away unto my master."
Genesis 21-31
Genesis 18-31
Genesis 31:35
Genesis 19-31
Genesis 24-31
"And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and brought it into the tabernacle of the congregation, for a memorial for the children of Israel before the LORD." - Numbers 31:54
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."
"And the seven years of dearth began to come, according as Joseph had said: and the dearth was in all lands; but in all the land of Egypt there was bread." - Genesis 41:54
Genesis 5:31 - "And all the days of Lamech were seven hundred seventy and seven years: and he died."