Genesis 37:29

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Summary

Genesis 37:29

And Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit; and he rent his clothes.

He rent

General references

Genesis 37:34

Genesis 44:13

Bible References

He rent

So Jacob tore his clothes [in grief], put on sackcloth and mourned many days for his son.

Jacob’s sons answered Shechem and Hamor his father deceitfully, because Shechem had defiled and disgraced their sister Dinah.

Joshua the son of Nun and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, who were among those who had spied out the land, tore their clothes [as a sign of grief],

And when he saw her, he tore his clothes [in grief] and said, “Alas, my daughter! You have brought me great disaster, and you are the cause of ruin to me; for I have made a vow to the Lord, and I cannot take it back.”

When king Hezekiah heard it, he tore his clothes and he covered himself with sackcloth and went into the house (temple) of the Lord.

Then Job got up and tore his robe and shaved his head [in mourning for the children], and he fell to the ground and worshiped [God].

Rip your heart to pieces [in sorrow and contrition] and not your garments.”
Now return [in repentance] to the Lord your God,
For He is gracious and compassionate,
Slow to anger, abounding in lovingkindness [faithful to His covenant with His people];
And He relents [His sentence of] evil [when His people genuinely repent].

But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard about it, they tore their robes and rushed out into the crowd, shouting,

General references

So Jacob tore his clothes [in grief], put on sackcloth and mourned many days for his son.

Then they tore their clothes [in grief]; and after each man had loaded his donkey again, they returned to the city.