When Pharaoh heard about this matter, he tried to kill Moses. So Moses fled from Pharaoh, settled in the land of Midian, and sat down by a well.

Because of this, Moses fled and lived as a foreigner in the land of Midian. There he had two sons.

By faith he left Egypt, without being afraid of the king's anger, and he persevered because he saw the one who is invisible.

As evening approached, he had the camels kneel outside the town at the water well, right about the time when women customarily went out to draw water.

As he was observing a well that had been dug out on the open range, all of a sudden he noticed three flocks of sheep lying there, because shepherds watered their flocks from that well. There was a very large stone that covered the opening of the well,

She bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.

Midian's sons were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All of these were Keturah's descendants.

Esau noticed that after Isaac had blessed Jacob as he was sending him off to Paddan-aram to marry a wife from there, he had instructed Jacob, "Don't marry a Canaanite woman."

The LORD told Moses in Midian, "Go back to Egypt, because all the men who wanted to kill you are dead."

Ahab complained to Jezebel about everything that Elijah had done, especially the part about him killing all the prophets of Baal with a sword.

As soon as Elijah heard it, he covered his face in his mantle, went outside, and stood at the entrance to the cave. And there a voice spoke to him and said, "What are you doing here, Elijah?"

The prudent person sees trouble ahead and hides, but the naive continue on and suffer the consequences.

King Jehoiakim, all his troops, and all the officials heard his words, and the king sought to kill him. Uriah heard about this and was afraid, so he fled and went to Egypt.

So when they persecute you in one town, flee to the next, because I tell all of you with certainty that you will not have gone through the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.

Jacob's Well was also there, and Jesus, tired out by the journey, sat down by the well. It was about noon.

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Now when Pharaoh heard this thing, he sought to slay Moses. But Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh, and dwelt in the land of Midian: and he sat down by a well.

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Sat down

As evening approached, he had the camels kneel outside the town at the water well, right about the time when women customarily went out to draw water.
As he was observing a well that had been dug out on the open range, all of a sudden he noticed three flocks of sheep lying there, because shepherds watered their flocks from that well. There was a very large stone that covered the opening of the well,
Jacob's Well was also there, and Jesus, tired out by the journey, sat down by the well. It was about noon.

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