Genesis 37:1

And Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan.

Cross-references

Genesis 17:8 promises Abraham 'the land of your sojournings, all the land of Canaan' — the exact covenant language echoed in Jacob dwelling here.

Genesis 28:4 blesses Jacob to 'take possession of the land of your sojournings' — here he dwells in that very land, living under that patriarchal blessing.

Genesis 36:7 Historical context

Genesis 36:7 explains Esau departing for Seir because the land couldn't support both brothers — here Jacob remains in Canaan after that separation.

Genesis 23:4 shows Abraham calling himself a sojourner in Canaan — Jacob still lives as a sojourner in that same promised land generations later.

Genesis 48:21 shows the arc completing: Jacob, who dwells here in Canaan, tells Joseph from his deathbed that God will bring them back from Egypt to this land.

Hebrews 11:9-16 describes the patriarchs as 'strangers and exiles' living in tents in Canaan — the NT's reflection on this patriarchal sojourning.