pad.dan names the place associated with Jacob’s journey, household, possessions, and family origins.

The supplied forms, all marked as proper nouns, identify a place: it is Jacob’s destination in Genesis 28:2, the place from which he later comes in Genesis 33:18, and the setting connected with his household and possessions in Genesis 31:18, Genesis 35:26, and Genesis 46:15. Genesis 48:7 uses the shorter supplied form in Jacob’s recollection of coming from that place.

1. A place in Jacob’s family narrative · dominant

   The supplied forms are marked as proper nouns and occur as a destination, point of departure, or setting. In Genesis 28:2 the APB renders Isaac’s instruction to go there to Bethuel’s house; Genesis 31:18 locates Jacob’s gathered property there, while Genesis 35:26 and Genesis 46:15 place the birth of Jacob’s children there. In Genesis 48:7, the shorter supplied form occurs in Jacob’s statement that he came from the place.

   Genesis 28:2Genesis 31:18Genesis 35:26Genesis 46:15Genesis 48:7

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB usually presents the place as “Paddan-Aram,” with punctuation varying between “Paddan Aram,” “Paddan-Aram,” and “Paddan-aram”; Genesis 48:7 has “Paddan.” These English presentations confirm the verse-level location reference rather than assigning separate meanings to the supplied forms.