Genesis 29:4
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)““My brothers,” Jacob asked the shepherds, “where are you from?” “We are from Haran,” they answered.”
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““My brothers,” Jacob asked the shepherds, “where are you from?” “We are from Haran,” they answered.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And Jacob said unto them, My brethren, whence be ye? And they said, Of Haran are we.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And Jacob said unto them, My brethren, whence are ye? And they said, Of Haran are we.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And Jacob saith to them, `My brethren, from whence <FI>are<Fi> ye?' and they say, `We <FI>are<Fi> from Haran.'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Genesis 29:4 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 11:31And Terah took his son Abram, his grandson Lot son of Haran, and his daughter-in-law Sarai the wife of Abram, and they set out from Ur of the Chaldeans for the land of Canaan. But when they arrived in Haran, they settled there.
- Genesis 24:10Then the servant took ten of his master’s camels and departed with all manner of good things from his master in hand. And he set out for Nahor’s hometown in Aram-naharaim.
- Genesis 27:43So now, my son, obey my voice and flee at once to my brother Laban in Haran.
- Genesis 28:10Meanwhile Jacob left Beersheba and set out for Haran.
- Acts 7:2And Stephen declared: “Brothers and fathers, listen to me! The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham while he was still in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran,
- Acts 7:4So Abraham left the land of the Chaldeans and settled in Haran. After his father died, God brought him out of that place and into this land where you are now living.
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