Genesis 37:1
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Now Jacob lived in the land where his father had resided, the land of Canaan.”
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“Now Jacob lived in the land where his father had resided, the land of Canaan.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And Jacob dwelt in the land of his father’s sojournings, in the land of Canaan.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And Jacob dwelleth in the land of his father's sojournings--in the land of Canaan.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Genesis 37:1 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 17:8And to you and your descendants I will give the land where you are residing—all the land of Canaan—as an eternal possession; and I will be their God.”
- Genesis 23:4“I am a foreigner and an outsider among you. Give me a burial site among you so that I can bury my dead.”
- Genesis 28:4And may He give the blessing of Abraham to you and your descendants, so that you may possess the land where you dwell as a foreigner, the land God gave to Abraham.”
- Genesis 36:7For their possessions were too great for them to dwell together; the land where they stayed could not support them because of their livestock.
- Hebrews 11:9By faith he dwelt in the promised land as a stranger in a foreign country. He lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise.
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