And the Lord said unto Jacob,.... In answer to a prayer of his; or seeing what difficulties and discouragements Jacob laboured under, he appeared unto him for his encouragement and instruction how to proceed:return unto the land of thy fathers; the land of Canaan, given to Abraham and Isaac by promise:and to thy kindred: his father and mother, and brother, who all dwelt in the land of Canaan at this time, or as many as were living: or "to thy nativity" , the place where he was born, and to which he must have a natural desire to return: andI will be with thee; to protect him from any injury that might be attempted to be done unto him, either by Laban or Esau.
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Genesis 31:3
Genesis 31:3
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