12 [a]And Jacob fled into the country of Aram, and Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he kept sheep,

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  1. Hosea 12:12 If you boast of your riches and nobility, ye seem to reproach your father, who was a poor fugitive and servant.

12 Jacob fled to the country of Aram[a];(A)
    Israel served to get a wife,
    and to pay for her he tended sheep.(B)

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  1. Hosea 12:12 That is, Northwest Mesopotamia