Gênesis 31:23

23 Tomando consigo os homens de sua família, perseguiu Jacó por sete dias e o alcançou nos montes de Gileade.

Gênesis 31:23 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 31:23

And he took his brethren with him
Some of his relations, the descendants of his father's brethren, the sons of Nahor, of whom there were seven, besides Bethuel; and who all perhaps lived in Haran the city of Nahor, see ( Genesis 22:20-24 ) ; or some of his neighbours and acquaintance whom he might call to: and pursued after him seven days' journey;
which must be reckoned, not from Jacob's departure from Haran, but from Laban's; for Laban being three days' journey from thence, whither he had to return, after he received the news of Jacob being gone; Jacob must have travelled six days before Laban set out with his brethren from Haran; so that this was, as Ben Gerson conjectures, the thirteenth day of Jacob's travel; for Laban not having cattle to drive as Jacob, could travel as fast again as he, and do that in seven days which took up Jacob thirteen: and they overtook him in the mount Gilead;
said to be three hundred and eighty miles from Haran ^F5.

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FOOTNOTES:

F5 Bunting's Travels, p. 72.

Gênesis 31:23 In-Context

21 Ele fugiu com tudo o que tinha e, atravessando o Eufrates, foi para os montes de Gileade.

22 Três dias depois, Labão foi informado de que Jacó tinha fugido.

23 Tomando consigo os homens de sua família, perseguiu Jacó por sete dias e o alcançou nos montes de Gileade.

24 Então, de noite, Deus veio em sonho a Labão, o arameu, e o advertiu: “Cuidado! Não diga nada a Jacó, não lhe faça promessas nem ameaças”.

25 Labão alcançou Jacó, que estava acampado nos montes de Gileade. Então Labão e os homens se acamparam ali também.