Genesis 35:9
7 And he built there an altar, and called the place El-beth-el: because there God appeared unto him, when he fled from the face of his brother.
8 But Deborah Rebekah’s nurse died, and she was buried beneath Beth-el under an oak: and the name of it was called Allon-bachuth.
And God appeared unto Jacob again, when he came out of Padan-aram, and blessed him.
10 And God said unto him, Thy name is Jacob: thy name shall not be called any more Jacob, but Israel shall be thy name: and he called his name Israel.
11 And God said unto him, I am God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall be of thee, and kings shall come out of thy loins;
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- After Jacob had returned from Paddan-aram, God appeared to him again and blessed him.
- KJV
- And God appeared unto Jacob again, when he came out of Padan-aram, and blessed him.
- WEB
- God appeared to Jacob again, when he came from Paddan Aram, and blessed him.
- ASV
- And God appeared unto Jacob again, when he came from Paddan-aram, and blessed him.
- DARBY
- And God appeared to Jacob again after he had come from Padan-Aram, and blessed him.
- BLB
- And God appeared to Jacob again when he came from Paddan-aram, and He blessed him.
- ÅB
- Og Gud åpenbarte seg nok en gang for Jakob, da han kom fra Mesopotamia, og velsignet ham.
- OTB
- Gud åpenbarte seg igjen for Jakob etter hans retur fra Paddan-Aram, og Han velsignet ham.
- B1930
- Og Gud åpenbarte sig atter for Jakob, da han kom fra Mesopotamia, og velsignet ham.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Genesis 26:2
And the LORD appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into Egypt; dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of:
Read in contextGenesis 18:1
And the LORD appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day;
Read in contextGenesis 35:1
And God said unto Jacob, Arise, go up to Beth-el, and dwell there: and make there an altar unto God, that appeared unto thee when thou fleddest from the face of Esau thy brother.
Read in contextGenesis 12:7
And the LORD appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the LORD, who appeared unto him.
Read in contextGenesis 48:3–4
And Jacob said unto Joseph, God Almighty appeared unto me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me,
Read in contextGenesis 46:2–3
And God spake unto Israel in the visions of the night, and said, Jacob, Jacob. And he said, Here am I.
Read in contextGenesis 32:24–30
And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day.
Read in contextGenesis 31:11–13
And the angel of God spake unto me in a dream, saying, Jacob: And I said, Here am I.
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