A moment in scripture
Genesis 31:23
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And he took his brethren with him, and pursued after him seven days’ journey; and they overtook him in the mount Gilead.
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The surrounding passage
- Genesis 31:21
So he fled with all that he had; and he rose up, and passed over the river, and set his face toward the mount Gilead.
- Genesis 31:22
And it was told Laban on the third day that Jacob was fled.
- Genesis 31:24
And God came to Laban the Syrian in a dream by night, and said unto him, Take heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.
- Genesis 31:25
Then Laban overtook Jacob. Now Jacob had pitched his tent in the mount: and Laban with his brethren pitched in the mount of Gilead.
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.