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What does Genesis 31:53 mean?

'May the God of Abraham and the god of Nahor, the gods of their ancestors, judge between us.' Jacob swore by the God his father Isaac worshiped. Genesis 31:53 - Modern Text Bible

(Laban invokes the gods of their ancestors as witnesses, while Jacob swears by his own family’s God, showing their different beliefs.)