Genesis 31:21 meaning and explanation

So he fled with all his possessions, crossed the Euphrates, and headed for the hill country of Gilead.

Genesis 31:21, Berean Standard Bible

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Jacob is fleeing from his father-in-law Laban in Paddan-aram after twenty years of service, and this verse marks the decisive break. He takes his family and everything he has acquired and crosses the Euphrates, the great river that separated Mesopotamia from the land promised to his fathers.

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