Genesis 31:19

19 Now Laban had gone to shear his flock. Then Rachel stole the 1ahousehold idols that were her father’s.

Genesis 31:30-35

30 So now you have indeed gone away because you longed greatly for your father’s house; but why did you steal amy gods?” 31 Then Jacob answered and said to Laban, “Because I was afraid, because I said, ‘Lest you take your daughters from me by force.’ 32 aThe one with whom you find your gods shall not live; in the presence of our 1relatives recognize what is yours 2among my belongings and take it for yourself.” But Jacob did not know that Rachel had stolen them.
33 So Laban went into Jacob’s tent and into Leah’s tent and into the tent of the two maidservants, but he did not find them. Then he went out of Leah’s tent and entered Rachel’s tent.
34 Now Rachel had taken the 1household idols and put them in the camel’s saddle, and she sat on them. And Laban felt through all the tent but did not find them. 35 And she said to her father, “Let not my lord be angry that I cannot arise before you, for the manner of women is upon me.” So he searched but did not find the 1bhousehold idols.
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