Genesis 35:1

God Blesses and Renames Jacob

1 Then God said to Jacob, "Arise, go up to a Bethel and dwell there; and make an altar there to God, b who appeared to you c when you fled from the face of Esau your brother."

  1. Cross References
    Genesis 28:19
    And he called the name of that place Bethel; but the name of that city had been Luz previously.
    Genesis 31:13
    'I am the God of Bethel, where you anointed the pillar and where you made a vow to Me. Now arise, get out of this land, and return to the land of your family."'
  2. Cross References
    Genesis 28:13
    And behold, the LORD stood above it and said: "I am the LORD God of Abraham your father and the God of Isaac; the land on which you lie I will give to you and your descendants.
  3. Cross References
    Genesis 27:43
    Now therefore, my son, obey my voice: arise, flee to my brother Laban in Haran.
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