Then, during the night, Abram divided his forces against them and defeated them. He chased them as far as Hobah, which is north of Damascus.

When Abram heard that his nephew had been taken captive, he mobilized his 318 trained men who had been born in his household, and he pursued the invaders as far as Dan.

So he took his relatives with him and pursued Jacob for seven days. He caught up with him in the hill country of Gilead.

and they started on their journey. The surrounding cities were afraid of God, and they did not pursue the sons of Jacob.

They had not gone very far from the city when Joseph said to the servant who was over his household, “Pursue the men at once! When you overtake them, say to them, ‘Why have you repaid good with evil?