10 Then the servant took ten of his master’s camels and departed, (A)for all his master’s goods were in his hand. And he arose and went to Mesopotamia, to (B)the city of Nahor.

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10 Then the servant left, taking with him ten of his master’s camels(A) loaded with all kinds of good things(B) from his master. He set out for Aram Naharaim[a](C) and made his way to the town of Nahor.(D)

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  1. Genesis 24:10 That is, Northwest Mesopotamia

(A)because they did not meet you with bread and water on the road when you came out of Egypt, and (B)because they hired against you Balaam the son of Beor from Pethor of [a]Mesopotamia, to curse you.

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  1. Deuteronomy 23:4 Heb. Aram Naharaim

For they did not come to meet you with bread and water(A) on your way when you came out of Egypt, and they hired Balaam(B) son of Beor from Pethor in Aram Naharaim[a](C) to pronounce a curse on you.(D)

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  1. Deuteronomy 23:4 That is, Northwest Mesopotamia

31 And Terah (A)took his son Abram and his grandson Lot, the son of Haran, and his daughter-in-law Sarai, his son Abram’s wife, and they went out with them from (B)Ur of the Chaldeans to go to (C)the land of Canaan; and they came to Haran and dwelt there.

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31 Terah took his son Abram, his grandson Lot(A) son of Haran, and his daughter-in-law(B) Sarai, the wife of his son Abram, and together they set out from Ur of the Chaldeans(C) to go to Canaan.(D) But when they came to Harran,(E) they settled there.

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Parthians and Medes and Elamites, those dwelling in Mesopotamia, Judea and (A)Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia,

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Parthians, Medes and Elamites; residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia,(A) Pontus(B) and Asia,[a](C)

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  1. Acts 2:9 That is, the Roman province by that name

When the people of Ammon saw that they had made themselves repulsive to David, Hanun and the people of Ammon sent a thousand talents of silver to hire for themselves chariots and horsemen from [a]Mesopotamia, from Syrian Maacah, (A)and from [b]Zobah.

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  1. 1 Chronicles 19:6 Heb. Aram Naharaim
  2. 1 Chronicles 19:6 Zoba, 2 Sam. 10:6

When the Ammonites realized that they had become obnoxious(A) to David, Hanun and the Ammonites sent a thousand talents[a] of silver to hire chariots and charioteers from Aram Naharaim,[b] Aram Maakah and Zobah.(B)

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  1. 1 Chronicles 19:6 That is, about 38 tons or about 34 metric tons
  2. 1 Chronicles 19:6 That is, Northwest Mesopotamia

Therefore the anger of the Lord was hot against Israel, and He (A)sold them into the hand of (B)Cushan-Rishathaim king of Mesopotamia; and the children of Israel served Cushan-Rishathaim eight years. When the children of Israel (C)cried out to the Lord, the Lord (D)raised up a deliverer for the children of Israel, who delivered them: (E)Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother. 10 (F)The Spirit of the Lord came upon him, and he judged Israel. He went out to war, and the Lord delivered Cushan-Rishathaim king of Mesopotamia into his hand; and his hand prevailed over Cushan-Rishathaim.

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The anger of the Lord burned against Israel so that he sold(A) them into the hands of Cushan-Rishathaim(B) king of Aram Naharaim,[a](C) to whom the Israelites were subject for eight years. But when they cried out(D) to the Lord, he raised up for them a deliverer,(E) Othniel(F) son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother, who saved them. 10 The Spirit of the Lord came on him,(G) so that he became Israel’s judge[b] and went to war. The Lord gave Cushan-Rishathaim(H) king of Aram(I) into the hands of Othniel, who overpowered him.

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  1. Judges 3:8 That is, Northwest Mesopotamia
  2. Judges 3:10 Or leader

22 And the keeper of the prison (A)committed to Joseph’s hand all the prisoners who were in the prison; whatever they did there, it was his doing. 23 The keeper of the prison did not look into anything that was under [a]Joseph’s authority, because (B)the Lord was with him; and whatever he did, the Lord made it prosper.

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  1. Genesis 39:23 Lit. his hand

22 So the warden put Joseph in charge of all those held in the prison, and he was made responsible for all that was done there.(A) 23 The warden paid no attention to anything under Joseph’s(B) care, because the Lord was with Joseph and gave him success in whatever he did.(C)

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But he refused and said to his master’s wife, “Look, my master does not know what is with me in the house, and he has committed all that he has to my hand. There is no one greater in this house than I, nor has he kept back anything from me but you, because you are his wife. (A)How then can I do this great wickedness, and (B)sin against God?”

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But he refused.(A) “With me in charge,” he told her, “my master does not concern himself with anything in the house; everything he owns he has entrusted to my care.(B) No one is greater in this house than I am.(C) My master has withheld nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. How then could I do such a wicked thing and sin against God?”(D)

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So Joseph (A)found favor in his sight, and served him. Then he made him (B)overseer of his house, and all that he had he put [a]under his authority. So it was, from the time that he had made him overseer of his house and all that he had, that (C)the Lord blessed the Egyptian’s house for Joseph’s sake; and the blessing of the Lord was on all that he had in the house and in the field. Thus he left all that he had in Joseph’s [b]hand, and he did not know what he had except for the [c]bread which he ate.

Now Joseph (D)was handsome in form and appearance.

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  1. Genesis 39:4 Lit. in his hand
  2. Genesis 39:6 Care
  3. Genesis 39:6 Food

Joseph found favor in his eyes(A) and became his attendant. Potiphar put him in charge of his household,(B) and he entrusted to his care everything he owned.(C) From the time he put him in charge of his household and of all that he owned, the Lord blessed the household(D) of the Egyptian because of Joseph.(E) The blessing of the Lord was on everything Potiphar had, both in the house and in the field.(F) So Potiphar left everything he had in Joseph’s care;(G) with Joseph in charge, he did not concern himself with anything except the food he ate.

Now Joseph was well-built and handsome,(H)

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And Jacob said to them, “My brethren, where are you from?”

And they said, “We are from (A)Haran.”

Then he said to them, “Do you know (B)Laban the son of Nahor?”

And they said, “We know him.”

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Jacob asked the shepherds, “My brothers, where are you from?”(A)

“We’re from Harran,(B)” they replied.

He said to them, “Do you know Laban, Nahor’s grandson?”(C)

“Yes, we know him,” they answered.

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Jacob Meets Rachel

29 So Jacob went on his journey (A)and came to the land of the people of the East.

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Jacob Arrives in Paddan Aram

29 Then Jacob continued on his journey and came to the land of the eastern peoples.(A)

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43 Now therefore, my son, obey my voice: arise, flee to my brother Laban (A)in Haran.

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43 Now then, my son, do what I say:(A) Flee at once to my brother Laban(B) in Harran.(C)

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So Abraham said (A)to the oldest servant of his house, who (B)ruled over all that he had, “Please, (C)put your hand under my thigh,

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He said to the senior servant(A) in his household, the one in charge of all that he had,(B) “Put your hand under my thigh.(C)

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