Genesis 31:6

“And ye know that with all my power I have served your father.”

"And ye know that with all my power I have served your father." - Genesis 31:6
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What does Genesis 31:6 mean?

Genesis 31:6 (KJV) says, "And ye know that with all my power I have served your father." This verse is spoken by Jacob, the son of Isaac and the grandson of Abraham, to his wives Rachel and Leah. At this point in the story, Jacob is informing his wives that he has decided to…

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Servant Leadership: A Testament of Faithfulness

In the fast-paced world we live in, the concept of servant leadership often gets lost amidst the noise of ambition and self-promotion. However, Genesis 31:6 provides us with a biblical truth that transcends time and cultural contexts, encapsulated in the words of Jacob: "And ye…

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A Prayer of Acknowledgment and Strength

Heavenly Father, I come before You today with a heart full of gratitude and reflection, particularly inspired by the words of Genesis 31:6, where it is said, ‘And ye know that with all my power I have served your father.’ Lord, this verse resonates deeply with many facets of my…

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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 31:9 - "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."
Genesis 31:48 - "And Laban said, This heap is a witness between me and thee this day. Therefore was the name of it called Galeed;"
Genesis 31:19 - "And Laban went to shear his sheep: and Rachel had stolen the images that were her father's."
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."