Fleeing from (NOT) Home
Genesis 31
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(v. 3) "Then the LORD said to Jacob, 'Go back to the land of your ancestors and to your relatives, and I will be with you.' " (v. 20) "Jacob also tricked Laban the Aramean by not telling him he was leaving." (v. 31) "Jacob answered Laban, 'I left because I was afraid. I thought you would take your daughters away from me by force."
Setting Up a Pillar
Genesis 28
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(v. 18-19) "Early the next morning Jacob took the stone he had placed under his head and set it up as a pillar and poured oil on top of it. He called that place Bethel, though the city used to be called Luz." (v. 22) "and this stone that I have set up as a pillar will be God's house, and of all that you give me I will give you a tenth."
Fleeing Home
Genesis 19
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(v. 12) "Then the men asked Lot, 'Do you have anyone else here--any in-laws, sons, daughters, or any other relatives in the city? Get them out of here " (v. 16) "When he hesitated, the men grabbed him, his wife, and his two daughters by their hands, because the LORD wanted to spare Lot. They brought them safely outside the city." (v. 26) "Lot's wife looked back and turned into a column of salt."
