Genesis 28:10
New International Version
Jacob left Beersheba and set out for Harran.

New Living Translation
Meanwhile, Jacob left Beersheba and traveled toward Haran.

English Standard Version
Jacob left Beersheba and went toward Haran.

Berean Standard Bible
Meanwhile Jacob left Beersheba and set out for Haran.

King James Bible
And Jacob went out from Beersheba, and went toward Haran.

New King James Version
Now Jacob went out from Beersheba and went toward Haran.

New American Standard Bible
Then Jacob departed from Beersheba and went toward Haran.

NASB 1995
Then Jacob departed from Beersheba and went toward Haran.

NASB 1977
Then Jacob departed from Beersheba and went toward Haran.

Legacy Standard Bible
Then Jacob departed from Beersheba and went toward Haran.

Amplified Bible
Now Jacob left Beersheba [never to see his mother again] and traveled toward Haran.

Christian Standard Bible
Jacob left Beer-sheba and went toward Haran.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Jacob left Beer-sheba and went toward Haran.

American Standard Version
And Jacob went out from Beer-sheba, and went toward Haran.

Contemporary English Version
Jacob left the town of Beersheba and started out for Haran.

English Revised Version
And Jacob went out from Beer-sheba, and went toward Haran.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Jacob left Beersheba and traveled toward Haran.

Good News Translation
Jacob left Beersheba and started toward Haran.

International Standard Version
Meanwhile, Jacob had left Beer-sheba and was on his way to Haran.

Majority Standard Bible
Meanwhile Jacob left Beersheba and set out for Haran.

NET Bible
Meanwhile Jacob left Beer Sheba and set out for Haran.

New Heart English Bible
Jacob went out from Beersheba, and went toward Haran.

Webster's Bible Translation
And Jacob went out from Beer-sheba, and went towards Haran.

World English Bible
Jacob went out from Beersheba, and went toward Haran.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And Jacob goes out from Beer-Sheba, and goes toward Haran,

Young's Literal Translation
And Jacob goeth out from Beer-Sheba, and goeth toward Haran,

Smith's Literal Translation
And Jacob will go from the well of the oath, and will come to Haran.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
But Jacob being departed from Bersabee, went on to Haran.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Meanwhile Jacob, having departed from Beersheba, continued on to Haran.

New American Bible
Jacob departed from Beer-sheba and proceeded toward Haran.

New Revised Standard Version
Jacob left Beer-sheba and went toward Haran.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And Jacob went out from Beersheba, on his way to Haran.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And Yaquuv went out from Beersheba to go to Kharan.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And Jacob went out from Beer-sheba, and went toward Haran.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And Jacob went forth from the well of the oath, and departed into Charrhan.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Jacob's Ladder
10Meanwhile Jacob left Beersheba and set out for Haran. 11On reaching a certain place, he spent the night there because the sun had set. And taking one of the stones from that place, he put it under his head and lay down to sleep.…

Cross References
Genesis 12:1
Then the LORD said to Abram, “Leave your country, your kindred, and your father’s household, and go to the land I will show you.

Genesis 26:2-5
The LORD appeared to Isaac and said, “Do not go down to Egypt. Settle in the land where I tell you. / Stay in this land as a foreigner, and I will be with you and bless you. For I will give all these lands to you and your offspring, and I will confirm the oath that I swore to your father Abraham. / I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky, and I will give them all these lands, and through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed, ...

Genesis 35:1
Then God said to Jacob, “Arise, go up to Bethel, and settle there. Build an altar there to the God who appeared to you when you fled from your brother Esau.”

Genesis 46:1-4
So Israel set out with all that he had, and when he came to Beersheba, he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac. / And that night God spoke to Israel in a vision: “Jacob, Jacob!” He said. “Here I am,” replied Jacob. / “I am God,” He said, “the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you into a great nation there. ...

Genesis 31:3
Then the LORD said to Jacob, “Go back to the land of your fathers and to your kindred, and I will be with you.”

Genesis 32:9-12
Then Jacob declared, “O God of my father Abraham, God of my father Isaac, the LORD who told me, ‘Go back to your country and to your kindred, and I will make you prosper,’ / I am unworthy of all the kindness and faithfulness You have shown Your servant. Indeed, with only my staff I came across the Jordan, but now I have become two camps. / 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 48:3-4
Jacob said to Joseph, “God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and there He blessed me / and told me, ‘Behold, I will make you fruitful and multiply you; I will make you a multitude of peoples, and will give this land to your descendants after you as an everlasting possession.’

Exodus 3:6
Then He said, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” At this, Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look at God.

Hosea 12:4-5
Yes, he struggled with the angel and prevailed; he wept and sought His favor; he found Him at Bethel and spoke with Him there— / the LORD God of Hosts, the LORD is His name of renown.

John 1:51
Then He declared, “Truly, truly, I tell you, you will all see heaven open and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.”

Acts 7:2-4
And Stephen declared: “Brothers and fathers, listen to me! The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham while he was still in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran, / and told him, ‘Leave your country and your kindred and go to the land I will show you.’ / So Abraham left the land of the Chaldeans and settled in Haran. After his father died, God brought him out of that place and into this land where you are now living.

Hebrews 11:8-9
By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, without knowing where he was going. / By faith he dwelt in the promised land as a stranger in a foreign country. He lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise.

Hebrews 11:13-16
All these people died in faith, without having received the things they were promised. However, they saw them and welcomed them from afar. And they acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth. / Now those who say such things show that they are seeking a country of their own. / If they had been thinking of the country they had left, they would have had opportunity to return. ...

Romans 9:10-13
Not only that, but Rebecca’s children were conceived by one man, our father Isaac. / Yet before the twins were born or had done anything good or bad, in order that God’s plan of election might stand, / not by works but by Him who calls, she was told, “The older will serve the younger.” ...

Matthew 22:31-32
But concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what God said to you: / ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? He is not the God of the dead, but of the living.”


Treasury of Scripture

And Jacob went out from Beersheba, and went toward Haran.

Genesis 11:31
And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran his son's son, and Sarai his daughter in law, his son Abram's wife; and they went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan; and they came unto Haran, and dwelt there.

Genesis 32:10
I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies, and of all the truth, which thou hast shewed unto thy servant; for with my staff I passed over this Jordan; and now I am become two bands.

Hosea 12:12
And Jacob fled into the country of Syria, and Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he kept sheep.

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Genesis 28
1. Isaac blesses Jacob, and sends him to Padan-aram.
6. Esau marries Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael.
10. Jacob journeys, and has a vision of a ladder.
18. The stone of Bethel.
20. Jacob's vow.














Meanwhile
This word serves as a transitional marker, indicating a shift in the narrative. It connects the preceding events with what is about to unfold. In the broader context of Genesis, this transition highlights the ongoing account of God's covenantal promises, which began with Abraham and are now being carried forward through Jacob. The use of "meanwhile" suggests that God's divine plan is continuously unfolding, even as individual accounts progress.

Jacob
Jacob, whose name in Hebrew (יַעֲקֹב, Ya'akov) means "heel-grabber" or "supplanter," is a central patriarchal figure. His journey is not just physical but also spiritual, as he moves from being a deceiver to becoming Israel, the father of the twelve tribes. Jacob's life is a testament to God's grace and transformative power, showing that God can use imperfect people to fulfill His perfect plans.

left Beersheba
Beersheba, a significant location in the patriarchal narratives, was a well-established settlement and a place of covenantal significance. It was here that Abraham and Isaac had encounters with God. Jacob's departure from Beersheba marks a turning point in his life, as he leaves the familiar and steps into the unknown. This act of leaving symbolizes a break from the past and the beginning of a new chapter, echoing the call of faith that requires trust in God's promises.

set out for Haran
Haran, located in modern-day Turkey, was a place of familial roots, as it was where Abraham's family had settled before his call to Canaan. Jacob's journey to Haran is both a return to his ancestral origins and a step towards his future. The Hebrew verb used here for "set out" (וַיֵּלֶךְ, vayelech) implies purposeful movement, suggesting that Jacob's journey is divinely directed. This journey is not merely geographical but also spiritual, as it is during this time that Jacob will encounter God in profound ways, reaffirming the covenant promises made to his forefathers.

JACOB'S DREAM.

(10) And Jacob.--Though this history is called the Toldoth Isaac, yet it is really the history of Jacob, just as the Toldoth Terah was the history of Abraham, and the Toldoth Jacob, beginning at Genesis 37:2, is the history of Joseph. Up to this time all had been preparation, but now at length Jacob is confirmed in the possession of the birthright, and made the heir of the Abrahamic blessing; and henceforward his fortunes solely occupy the inspired narrator, though Isaac had still sixty-three years to live. (See Note on Genesis 11:27.)

Verse 10. - And Jacob went out from Beersheba, - in obedience to his father's commandment to seek a wife (ver. 2), but also in compliance with his mother's counsel to evade the wrath of Esau (Genesis 27:43; cf. Hosea 12:12. On Beersheba vide Genesis 21:31; Genesis 26:33 - and went towards Haran - probably along the route traversed by Abraham's servant (cf. Genesis 14:10).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Meanwhile Jacob
יַעֲקֹ֖ב (ya·‘ă·qōḇ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3290: Jacob -- a son of Isaac, also his desc

left
וַיֵּצֵ֥א (way·yê·ṣê)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim

Beersheba
שָׁ֑בַע (šā·ḇa‘)
Preposition | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 884: Beersheba -- 'well of seven', a place in the Negev

and set out for
וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ (way·yê·leḵ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk

Haran.
חָרָֽנָה׃ (ḥā·rā·nāh)
Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular
Strong's 2771: Haran -- 'crossroads', a city in northern Mesopotamia


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