Then Jacob continued on his journey. He came to the land where the eastern tribes lived.

雅各起行，到了东方人之地，

雅各起行，到了东方人之地。

雅各起行，到了东方人之地。

雅各继续前行，来到东方人住的地方，

雅各继续前行，到了东方人的地方。

雅各继续他的行程，来到东方人之地。

雅各起行，到了東方人之地，

雅各起行，到了東方人之地。

雅各起行，到了東方人之地。

雅各繼續前行，來到東方人住的地方，

雅各繼續前行，到了東方人的地方。

雅各舉起腳來再走，到了東方人之地。

雅各繼續他的行程，來到東方人之地。

雅各啟行、至東人處、

雅各啟行、至於東方、

雅各啟行、至東方、原文作東人之地

Then Jacob continued on his journey and came to the land of the eastern peoples.

Then Jacob went on his journey and came to the land of the people of the east.

Then Jacob hurried on, finally arriving in the land of the east.

Jacob resumed his journey and went to the eastern country.

Then Jacob set out on his journey, and went to the land of the people of the east.

So Jacob went on his journey and came to the land of the people of the East.

Then Jacob went on his journey, and came to the land of the children of the east.

Jacob resumed his journey and went to the eastern country.

Then Jacob went on his journey, and came into the land of the people of the east.

So Jacob moved on and came to the land of the eastern people.

Then Jacob went on his journey, and came to the land of the children of the east.

Each year the people planted their crops. When they did, the Midianites came into the country and attacked it. So did the Amalekites and other tribes from the east.

All the Midianites and Amalekites gathered their armies together. Other tribes from the east joined them. All of them went across the Jordan River. They camped in the Valley of Jezreel.

Then Balaam spoke the message he had received from God. He said,“ Balak brought me from the land of Aram. The king of Moab sent for me from the mountains in the east.‘ Come,’ he said.‘ Put a curse on Jacob’s people for me. Come. Speak against Israel.’

Isaac sent Jacob on his way. Jacob went to Paddan Aram. He went to Laban, the son of Bethuel the Aramean. Laban was Rebekah’s brother. And Rebekah was the mother of Jacob and Esau.Esau found out that Isaac had blessed Jacob and had sent him to Paddan Aram. Isaac wanted him to get a wife from there. Esau heard that when Isaac blessed Jacob, he commanded him,“ Don’t get married to a woman from Canaan.”Esau also learned that Jacob had obeyed his father and mother and had gone to Paddan Aram.

I won’t waste any time. I will be quick to obey your commands.

Solomon’s wisdom was greater than the wisdom of all the people of the east. It was greater than all the wisdom of Egypt.

Jacob ran away to the country of Aram. There Israel served Laban to get a wife. He took care of sheep to pay for her.

Some time later Abraham was told,“ Milkah has become a mother. She has had sons by your brother Nahor.Uz was born first. Then came his brother Buz. Kemuel was born next. He became the father of Aram.Milkah’s other sons are Kesed, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaph and Bethuel.”Bethuel became the father of Rebekah. Milkah had the eight sons by Abraham’s brother Nahor.

Go and enjoy your food. Be joyful as you drink your wine. God has already approved what you do.

The servant chose ten of his master’s camels and left. He loaded the camels with all kinds of good things from his master. He started out for Aram Naharaim and made his way to the town of Nahor.

The Midianites had set up their camp in the valley. So had the Amalekites and all the other tribes from the east. There were so many of them that they looked like huge numbers of locusts. Like the grains of sand on the seashore, their camels couldn’t be counted.

Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor. They had an army of about 15,000 men. That’s all that were left of the armies of the tribes from the east. About 120,000 men who carried swords had died in battle.

I am quick to follow your commands, because you have added to my understanding. He

Isaac was 40 years old when he married Rebekah. She was the daughter of Bethuel, the Aramean from Paddan Aram. She was also the sister of Laban, the Aramean.