Genesis 11:31

11:31 Terah took his son Abram, his grandson Lot (the son of Haran), and his daughter-in-law Sarai, his son Abram’s wife, and with them he set out from Ur of the Chaldeans to go to Canaan. When they came to Haran, they settled there.

Genesis 27:43

27:43 Now then, my son, do what I say. ¹  Run away immediately ²  to my brother Laban in Haran.

Genesis 29:1

The Marriages of Jacob

29:1 So Jacob moved on ³  and came to the land of the eastern people. ⁴ 

Genesis 29:4-5

29:4 Jacob asked them, “My brothers, where are you from?” They replied, “We’re from Haran.” 29:5 So he said to them, “Do you know Laban, the grandson ⁵  of Nahor?” “We know him,” ⁶  they said.

[27:43]  ¹ tn Heb “listen to my voice.”

[27:43]  ² tn Heb “arise, flee.”

[29:1]  ³ tn Heb “and Jacob lifted up his feet.” This unusual expression suggests that Jacob had a new lease on life now that God had promised him the blessing he had so desperately tried to gain by his own efforts. The text portrays him as having a new step in his walk.

[29:1]  ⁴ tn Heb “the land of the sons of the east.”

[29:5]  ⁵ tn Heb “son.”

[29:5]  ⁶ tn Heb “and they said, ‘We know.’” The word “him” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons. In the translation several introductory clauses throughout this section have been placed after the direct discourse they introduce for stylistic reasons as well.