KJV ORIGINAL
And Jacob came unto Isaac his father unto Mamre, unto the city of Arbah, which is Hebron, where Abraham and Isaac sojourned.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
Jacob came to his father Isaac at Mamre, in the city of Arbah (which is Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac had lived as temporary residents.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Jacob finally returns home to his elderly father Isaac in the same place where his grandfather Abraham had once lived.
📚 Historical Context
This verse describes Jacob's return to his father Isaac after many years away, first fleeing from Esau's anger and then working for Laban in Mesopotamia. Hebron was a significant location for the patriarchs - it was where Abraham had settled and where he purchased the cave of Machpelah as a burial place for Sarah. Isaac was now very old and would die shortly after this reunion with Jacob.
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