4 And Jacob said: 'I am not afraid; if he wishes to kill me, I will kill him.' (JUB) 5 But she said unto him: 'Let me not be bereft of both my sons on one day.' (JUB) 6 And Jacob said to Rebecca his mother: 'Behold, thou knowest that my father has become old, and does not see because his eyes are dull, and if I leave him it will be evil in his eyes, because I leave him and go away from you, and my father will be angry, and will curse me. I will not go; when he sends me, then only will I go.' (JUB)
Book of Jubilees 27:4–6
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Book of Jubilees 26:6–8
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Genesis 42:37–38
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Book of Jubilees 31:3–5
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Genesis 44:28–30
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Genesis 44:33–34
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Book of Jubilees 42:10–12
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