Holy Scripture
Genesis 31:21
A church father on this verse
“(Verse 21) And he crossed the river and came to the mountain of Gilead. Not that at that time it was called Gilead; but in anticipation, as we have often said, it is called by that name by which it was later called.”
Source: Septuagint
Original
21And he departed himself and all that belonged to him, and passed over the river, and went into the mountain Gilead.
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19And Laban went to shear his sheep; and Rachel stole her father’s images.
20And Jacob hid the matter from Laban the Syrian, so as not to tell him that he ran away.
— Genesis 31:21 —
22But it was told Laban the Syrian on the third day, that Jacob was fled.
23And having taken his brethren with him, he pursued after him seven days’ journey, and overtook him on Mount Gilead.