8 By reason of jealousy our father Jacob ran away from the face of Esau his brother. (1CL)
1 Clement 4:8
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Testament of Simeon 1:14–16
14 And I knew, my children, that because of Joseph this had befallen me, and I repented and wept; and I besought the Lord God that my hand might be restored and that I might hold aloof from all pollution and envy and from all folly. (T12) 15 For I knew that I had devised… (T12) 16 … (T12)
Testament of Simeon 1:6–8
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Book of Jubilees 27:1–3
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Book of Jubilees 24:6–8
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Book of Jubilees 26:34–35
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Genesis 31:19–21
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Acts 7:8–10
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