Genesis 31:17-24

17So Jacob put his wives and children on camels,

18and he drove all his livestock in front of him. He packed all the belongings he had acquired in Paddan-aram and set out for the land of Canaan, where his father, Isaac, lived.

19At the time they left, Laban was some distance away, shearing his sheep. Rachel stole her father’s household idols and took them with her.

20Jacob outwitted Laban the Aramean, for they set out secretly and never told Laban they were leaving.

21So Jacob took all his possessions with him and crossed the Euphrates River, heading for the hill country of Gilead.

22Three days later, Laban was told that Jacob had fled.

23So he gathered a group of his relatives and set out in hot pursuit. He caught up with Jacob seven days later in the hill country of Gilead.

24But the previous night God had appeared to Laban the Aramean in a dream and told him, “I’m warning you—leave Jacob alone!”