Hosea 12:12
Jacob fled to the land of Aram and Israel worked for a wife--for a wife he tended sheep.
Cross References
Genesis 28:5
So Isaac sent Jacob to Paddan-aram, to Laban son of Bethuel the Aramean, the brother of Rebekah, who was the mother of Jacob and Esau.

Genesis 29:18
Since Jacob loved Rachel, he answered, "I will serve you seven years for your younger daughter Rachel."

Genesis 29:20
So Jacob served seven years for Rachel, yet it seemed but a few days because of his love for her.

Genesis 30:26
Give me my wives and children for whom I have served you, that I may go on my way. You know how hard I have worked for you."


Treasury of Scripture
And Jacob fled into the country of Syria, and Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he kept sheep.

Jacob.



Genesis 27:43
Now therefore, my son, obey my voice; and arise, flee thou to Laban my brother to Haran;



Genesis 28:1-29:35
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…



Deuteronomy 26:5
And thou shalt speak and say before the LORD thy God, A Syrian ready to perish was my father, and he went down into Egypt, and sojourned there with a few, and became there a nation, great, mighty, and populous:

Israel.



Genesis 32:27,28
And he said unto him, What is thy name? And he said, Jacob…

served.



Genesis 29:18-28
And Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter…



Genesis 31:41
Thus have I been twenty years in thy house; I served thee fourteen years for thy two daughters, and six years for thy cattle: and thou hast changed my wages ten times.


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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