Genesis 35:27
Jacob returned to his father Isaac at Mamre, near Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac had stayed.
What it says
Jacob returns to his father Isaac at Mamre near Kiriath-arba, that is, Hebron, where Abraham and Isaac had stayed.
What it is doing
It brings Jacob back into the family line and its ancestral place.
In context
27Jacob returned to his father Isaac at Mamre, near Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac had stayed. 28And Isaac lived 180 years. 29Then he breathed his last and died and was gathered to his people, old and full of years. And his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.