Genesis 11:31
King James Version
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.
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Genesis 11:31
New King James Version
31 And Terah (A)took his son Abram and his grandson Lot, the son of Haran, and his daughter-in-law Sarai, his son Abram’s wife, and they went out with them from (B)Ur of the Chaldeans to go to (C)the land of Canaan; and they came to Haran and dwelt there.
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Genesis 12:1
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12 Now the Lord had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee:
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Genesis 12:1
New King James Version
Promises to Abram(A)
12 Now the (B)Lord had said to Abram:
“Get (C)out of your country,
From your family
And from your father’s house,
To a land that I will show you.
Genesis 13:12
King James Version
12 Abram dwelled in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelled in the cities of the plain, and pitched his tent toward Sodom.
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Genesis 13:12
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12 Abram dwelt in the land of Canaan, and Lot (A)dwelt in the cities of the plain and (B)pitched his tent even as far as Sodom.
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Genesis 17:8
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8 And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.
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Genesis 17:8
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8 Also (A)I give to you and your descendants after you the land (B)in[a] which you are a stranger, all the land of Canaan, as an everlasting possession; and (C)I will be their God.”
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- Genesis 17:8 Lit. of your sojournings
Genesis 24:3
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3 And I will make thee swear by the Lord, the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell:
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Genesis 24:3
New King James Version
3 and I will make you (A)swear[a] by the Lord, the God of heaven and the God of the earth, that (B)you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell;
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- Genesis 24:3 take an oath
Genesis 26:34
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34 And Esau was forty years old when he took to wife Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Bashemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite:
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Genesis 26:34
New King James Version
34 (A)When Esau was forty years old, he took as wives Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Basemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite.
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Genesis 27:46
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46 And Rebekah said to Isaac, I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth: if Jacob take a wife of the daughters of Heth, such as these which are of the daughters of the land, what good shall my life do me?
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Genesis 27:46
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46 And Rebekah said to Isaac, (A)“I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth; (B)if Jacob takes a wife of the daughters of Heth, like these who are the daughters of the land, what good will my life be to me?”
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Genesis 28:1
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28 And Isaac called Jacob, and blessed him, and charged him, and said unto him, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan.
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Genesis 28:1
New King James Version
Jacob Sent to His Uncle Laban
28 Then Isaac called Jacob and (A)blessed him, and [a]charged him, and said to him: (B)“You shall not take a wife from the daughters of Canaan.
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- Genesis 28:1 commanded
Genesis 28:6
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6 When Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob, and sent him away to Padanaram, to take him a wife from thence; and that as he blessed him he gave him a charge, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughers of Canaan;
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Genesis 28:6
New King James Version
Esau Marries Mahalath
6 Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob and sent him away to Padan Aram to take himself a wife from there, and that as he blessed him he gave him a charge, saying, “You shall not take a wife from the daughters of Canaan,”
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Genesis 28:8
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8 And Esau seeing that the daughters of Canaan pleased not Isaac his father;
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Genesis 28:8
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8 Also Esau saw (A)that the daughters of Canaan did not please his father Isaac.
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Genesis 31:18
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18 And he carried away all his cattle, and all his goods which he had gotten, the cattle of his getting, which he had gotten in Padanaram, for to go to Isaac his father in the land of Canaan.
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Genesis 31:18
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18 And he carried away all his livestock and all his possessions which he had gained, his acquired livestock which he had gained in Padan Aram, to go to his father Isaac in the land of (A)Canaan.
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Genesis 35:6
King James Version
6 So Jacob came to Luz, which is in the land of Canaan, that is, Bethel, he and all the people that were with him.
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Genesis 35:6
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6 So Jacob came to (A)Luz (that is, Bethel), which is in the land of Canaan, he and all the people who were with him.
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Genesis 37:1
King James Version
37 And Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan.
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Genesis 37:1
New King James Version
Joseph Dreams of Greatness
37 Now Jacob dwelt in the land (A)where his father was a [a]stranger, in the land of Canaan.
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- Genesis 37:1 sojourner, temporary resident
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