Genesis 31:55

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Genesis 31:53–55 · Berean Standard Bible

53 May the God of Abraham and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge between us.” So Jacob swore by the Fear of his father Isaac.

54 Then Jacob offered a sacrifice on the mountain and invited his relatives to eat a meal. And after they had eaten, they spent the night on the mountain.

55 Early the next morning, Laban got up and kissed his grandchildren and daughters and blessed them. Then he left to return home.

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Numbers 23:8

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Deuteronomy 23:5

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Proverbs 16:7

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Even the wrath of man shall praise You; with the survivors of wrath You will clothe Yourself.

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When the islanders saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to one another, “Surely this man is a murderer. Although he was saved from the sea, Justice has not allowed him to live.”

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But Paul shook the creature off into the fire and suffered no ill effects.