Laban was told on the third day that Jacob had fled.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Genesis 31:22 in context
Genesis 31:19–25
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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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God came to Laban the Syrian in a dream of the night, and said to him, “Be careful that you don’t speak to Jacob either good or bad.”
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Laban caught up with Jacob. Now Jacob had pitched his tent in the mountain, and Laban with his relatives encamped in the mountain of Gilead.
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