Bible Commentary

And Jacob called the name of the place where God spoke with him, Bethel. And Jacob called the name of the place where God spake with him, Bethel. He confirmed the name he had before given it, when he went to Mesopotamia, and now upon his return renews and establishes it; or he gave this … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 35:15”

And Jacob set up a pillar in the place where he talked with him, [even] a pillar of stone: and he poured a drink offering thereon, and he poured oil thereon. 14. And Jacob, &c.] This verse, probably from J, contains a parallel account to that of E in Gen 28:18. Jacob erects a pillar, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 35:14”

And God went up from him in the place where he talked with him. 13. And God went up ] An expression descriptive of the manifestation in some external form, in which God appeared to Jacob. Cf. Gen 18:33, “And the Lord went his way.” Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Verse 13. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 35:13”

And the land which I gave Abraham and Isaac, to thee I will give it, and to thy seed after thee will I give the land. And the land which I gave Abraham and Isaac, to thee will I give it,…. Meaning the land of Canaan, which, as he had by promise given it to … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 35:12”

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; 11. God Almighty ] Heb. El Shaddai. See note on Gen 17:1. The phrases in this verse, “God Almighty,” “be fruitful and multiply,” … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 35:11”

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. 10. Israel shall be thy name ] This change of name has been mentioned by J in Gen 32:28. For the change, cf. Gen 17:5; … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 35:10”

And God appeared unto Jacob again, when he came out of Padan-aram, and blessed him. 9. when he came Paddan-aram ] As in Gen 33:18, P ignores the whole J and E narrative since the departure from Haran; which country appears in P as Paddan-aram. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Gen 35:9-10 … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 35:9”

But Deborah Rebekah’s nurse died, and she was buried beneath Bethel under an oak: and the name of it was called Allon-bachuth. 8. Deborah ] The mention of Deborah, Rebekah’s nurse, is surprising. She is mentioned, though not by name, in Gen 24:59. Probably her name was well known in other Israelite traditions which have … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 35:8”

And he built there an altar, and called the place El-bethel: because there God appeared unto him, when he fled from the face of his brother. 7. the place ] See notes on Gen 12:6, Gen 28:11. El-beth-el ] That is, the God of Beth-el. Here, as in Gen 33:20, the altar receives the name … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 35:7”

So Jacob came to Luz, which [is] in the land of Canaan, that [is], Bethel, he and all the people that [were] with him. 6. Luz ] See Gen 28:19, Gen 48:3. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Gen 35:6-7 So Jacob came to Luz, which is in the land of Canaan, that … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 35:6”