Genesis 31:54
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Then Jacob offered a sacrifice on the mountain and invited his relatives to eat a meal. And after they had eaten, they spent the night on the mountain.”
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“Then Jacob offered a sacrifice on the mountain and invited his relatives to eat a meal. And after they had eaten, they spent the night on the mountain.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And Jacob offered a sacrifice in the mountain, and called his brethren to eat bread: and they did eat bread, and tarried all night in the mountain.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And Jacob sacrificeth a sacrifice in the mount, and calleth to his brethren to eat bread, and they eat bread, and lodge in the mount;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Genesis 31:54 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 21:8So the child grew and was weaned, and Abraham held a great feast on the day Isaac was weaned.
- Genesis 26:30So Isaac prepared a feast for them, and they ate and drank.
- Genesis 37:25And as they sat down to eat a meal, they looked up and saw a caravan of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead. Their camels were carrying spices, balm, and myrrh on their way down to Egypt.
- Exodus 18:12Then Moses’ father-in-law Jethro brought a burnt offering and sacrifices to God, and Aaron came with all the elders of Israel to eat bread with Moses’ father-in-law in the presence of God.
- 1 Samuel 9:12“Yes, he is ahead of you,” they answered. “Hurry now, for today he has come to the city because the people have a sacrifice on the high place.
- 2 Samuel 3:20When Abner and twenty of his men came to David at Hebron, David held a feast for them.
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