He said to his oldest servant, who was in charge of all that he had, "Place your hand between my thighs and make a vow.

Potiphar was pleased with him and made him his personal servant; so he put him in charge of his house and everything he owned.

Potiphar turned over everything he had to the care of Joseph and did not concern himself with anything except the food he ate. Joseph was well-built and good-looking,

They refused to provide you with food and water when you were on your way out of Egypt, and they hired Balaam son of Beor, from the city of Pethor in Mesopotamia, to curse you.

So the LORD became angry with Israel and let King Cushan Rishathaim of Mesopotamia conquer them. They were subject to him for eight years.

The spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he became Israel's leader. Othniel went to war, and the LORD gave him the victory over the king of Mesopotamia.

King Hanun and the Ammonites realized that they had made David their enemy, so they paid nearly forty tons of silver to hire chariots and charioteers from Upper Mesopotamia and from the Syrian states of Maacah and Zobah.

We are from Parthia, Media, and Elam; from Mesopotamia, Judea, and Cappadocia; from Pontus and Asia,

Terah took his son Abram, his grandson Lot, who was the son of Haran, and his daughter-in-law Sarai, Abram's wife, and with them he left the city of Ur in Babylonia to go to the land of Canaan. They went as far as Haran and settled there.

Now, son, do what I say. Go at once to my brother Laban in Haran,

Jacob continued on his way and went toward the land of the East.

Jacob asked the shepherds, "My friends, where are you from?" "From Haran," they answered.

He asked, "Do you know Laban, grandson of Nahor?" "Yes, we do," they answered.