Jacob deceived Laban the Syrian, in that he didn’t tell him that he was running away.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Genesis 31:20 in context
Genesis 31:17–23
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Then Jacob rose up, and set his sons and his wives on the camels,
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and he took away all his livestock, and all his possessions which he had gathered, including the livestock which he had gained in Paddan Aram, to go to Isaac his father, to the land of Canaan.
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Jacob deceived Laban the Syrian, in that he didn’t tell him that he was running away.
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So he fled with all that he had. He rose up, passed over the River, and set his face toward the mountain of Gilead.
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Laban was told on the third day that Jacob had fled.
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He took his relatives with him, and pursued him seven days’ journey. He overtook him in the mountain of Gilead.
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