Genesis 31:3-5
31:3 The Lord said to Jacob, “Return to the land of your fathers and to your relatives. I will be with you.”
31:4 So Jacob sent a message for Rachel and Leah to come to the field where his flocks were.
31:5 There he said to them, “I can tell that your father’s attitude toward me has changed, but the God of my father has been with me.
Genesis 31:20-21
31:20 Jacob also deceived
Laban the Aramean by not telling him that he was leaving.
31:21 He left
with all he owned. He quickly crossed
the Euphrates River
and headed for
the hill country of Gilead.
Genesis 31:31
31:31 “I left secretly because I was afraid!” Jacob replied to Laban. “I thought you might take your daughters away from me by force.