Genesis 35:5 meaning and explanation
As they set out, a terror from God fell over the surrounding cities, so that they did not pursue Jacob’s sons.
Genesis 35:5, Berean Standard Bible
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Jacob has just obeyed God's call to leave Shechem and return to Bethel, and he has made his household bury their foreign gods and earrings (verses 2 to 4). The family was vulnerable, since the massacre at Shechem in chapter 34 could have provoked revenge from neighboring towns.
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