Genesis · Chapter 31 King James Version

Genesis 31:42

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The Scripture

(42) Except the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the fear of Isaac, had been with me, surely thou hadst sent me away now empty. God hath seen mine affliction and the labour of my hands, and rebuked thee yesternight.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)

In Genesis 31 Jacob marries Rachel and Leah, but after Rachel’s barrenness he deceives Leah by having her take his brother Esau’s wife, and then he marries her. The chapter records the births of Jacob’s sons and the resulting family tension.

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