. The pictorial history of Palestine and the Holy land including a complete history of the Jews. fll lit nil \ Toiirnc\ 1 Chap. IV] JACOB. 91 Laban did not hear of Jacobs fliglit untiLthe third day after he started; but no sooner didhe learn it, than he called together tlie men of his family and household, and commenced arapid pursuit. That he persisted in this pursuit for seven days, during which he traversedall the distance from Chairan to the mountains of Gilead, shows the inveteracy of his purpose,which, it seems, was to take from Jacob all the property with which he had departed. Butthe n
. The pictorial history of Palestine and the Holy land including a complete history of the Jews. fll lit nil \ Toiirnc\ 1 Chap. IV] JACOB. 91 Laban did not hear of Jacobs fliglit untiLthe third day after he started; but no sooner didhe learn it, than he called together tlie men of his family and household, and commenced arapid pursuit. That he persisted in this pursuit for seven days, during which he traversedall the distance from Chairan to the mountains of Gilead, shows the inveteracy of his purpose,which, it seems, was to take from Jacob all the property with which he had departed. Butthe night before he overtook the fugitive in Gilead, God appeared to him in a dream, andwarned him, saying, Take heed that thou speak not unto Jacob either good or bad. Thischanged his purpose entirely; for such an injunction as this, even Laban dared not disobey;but being now, as he knew, so near to his fugitive son-in-law and daughters, he determined stillto follow and seek an interview with them. When they met, some strong recrimination passed between Laban and Jacob. The formerprofessed espec
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