Quotes about Family
If you mistreat my daughters or take other wives, although no one is with us, remember that God is a witness between you and me.”
— Genesis 31:50
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.
— Genesis 31:53
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.
— Genesis 31:54
Early the next morning, Laban got up and kissed his grandchildren and daughters and blessed them. Then he left to return home.
— Genesis 31:55
When the messengers returned to Jacob, they said, “We went to your brother Esau, and now he is coming to meet you—he and four hundred men with him.”
— Genesis 32:6
Please deliver me from the hand of my brother Esau, for I am afraid that he may come and attack me and the mothers and children with me.
— Genesis 32:11
Jacob spent the night there, and from what he had brought with him, he selected a gift for his brother Esau:
— Genesis 32:13
Now Jacob looked up and saw Esau coming toward him with four hundred men. So he divided the children among Leah, Rachel, and the two maidservants.
— Genesis 33:1
He put the maidservants and their children in front, Leah and her children next, and Rachel and Joseph at the rear.
— Genesis 33:2
But Jacob himself went on ahead and bowed to the ground seven times as he approached his brother.
— Genesis 33:3
Esau, however, ran to him and embraced him, threw his arms around his neck, and kissed him. And they both wept.
— Genesis 33:4
When Esau looked up and saw the women and children, he asked, “Who are these with you?” Jacob answered, “These are the children God has graciously given your servant.”
— Genesis 33:5