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Genesis 29:1

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THEN Jacob went on his journey, and came into the land of the people of the east.
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  1. Judges 6:3Rank 1 from verse 1
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    3And so it was, when Israel had sown, that the Midianites came up, and the Amalekites, and the children of the east, even they came up against them;

  2. Hosea 12:12Rank 2 from verse 1
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    12And Jacob fled into the country of Syria, and Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he kept sheep.

  3. Judges 6:33Rank 3 from verse 1
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    33¶ Then all the Midianites and the Amalekites and the children of the east were gathered together, and went over, and pitched in the valley of Jezreel.

  4. Ecclesiastes 9:7Rank 4 from verse 1
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    7¶ Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works.

  5. Numbers 23:7Rank 5 from verse 1
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    7And he took up his parable, and said, Balak the king of Moab hath brought me from Aram, out of the mountains of the east, saying, Come, curse me Jacob, and come, defy Israel.

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Genesis 29:1

COMBINED MEANING

on

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1. At, upon, or in contact with the named place, object, side, or time. 2. Toward, against, concerning, depending upon, or directed to the named person or thing. 3. Forward or continuing; in joined expressions such as go on, put on, and lay hold on, the other words supply the particular action.

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journey

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Sense 1: Travel from one place to another; a course or period of travel. Sense 2: To travel from one place to another.

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land

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Sense 1: The ground or earth; a country, territory, or region. Sense 2: To set or come on shore.

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people

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Persons collectively; a nation, community, or group considered as a body.

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east

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The direction of sunrise; lands or regions toward that direction.

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1THEN Jacob went on his journey, and came into the land of the people of the east.

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2And he looked, and behold a well in the field, and, lo, there were three flocks of sheep lying by it; for out of that well they watered the flocks: and a great stone was upon the well’s mouth.

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