Genesis 35

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 35 of 50

1 And God said to Jacob, Rise up, go to Beth-el and live there. And make an altar there to God, who appeared to you when you fled before your brother Esau.

2 And Jacob said to his house, and to all those with him, Put away the strange gods in your midst, and purify yourselves, and change your clothing.

3 And let us rise up and go up to Beth-el. And I will make an altar there to God, who answered me in the day of my distress. And He was with me in the way in which I went.

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Chapter Summary

1 God sends Jacob to Beth-el. 6 He builds an altar there. 9 God blesses Jacob at Bethel. 16 Rachel travails with Benjamin, and dies near Ephrath. 23 Jacob's sons. 27 Jacob comes to Isaac at Hebron. 28 The age, death, and burial of Isaac.

Key Hebrew Words

מִזְבֵּ֔חַ altar H4196 · TWOT 525b
צָֽרָתִ֔ vexer H6869 · TWOT 1974b
בְּכ֥וֹר first-born H1060 · TWOT 244a
יַעֲקֹ֔ב Jacob H3290 · TWOT 1676f
מַצֵּבָ֗ה pillar H4676 · TWOT 1398g

People & Context

God Commands Jacob to Beth-el Again

God tells Jacob to go to Beth-el, live there, and build an altar to God who appeared to him when he fled Esau.

Jacob Purifies His Household

Jacob tells his household to put away strange gods, purify themselves, and change their clothing. They give Jacob all their foreign gods and earrings,…

Return to Beth-el, God's Blessing

As they travel, a terror from God falls on surrounding cities, preventing pursuit. Jacob arrives at Luz (Beth-el) in Canaan and builds an altar, calli…

Timeline

God Commands Jacob to Beth-el Again

God tells Jacob to go to Beth-el, live there, and build an altar to God who appeared to him when he fled Esau.

Genesis 35:1
Jacob Purifies His Household

Jacob tells his household to put away strange gods, purify themselves, and change their clothing. They give Jacob all their foreign gods and earrings, which Jacob hides under an oak near Shechem.

Genesis 35:2-4
Return to Beth-el, God's Blessing

As they travel, a terror from God falls on surrounding cities, preventing pursuit. Jacob arrives at Luz (Beth-el) in Canaan and builds an altar, calling it El-beth-el, because God revealed Himself there.

Genesis 35:5-7

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