Gen 28:19-22 - Commentary

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Text -- Genesis 28:19-22 (NET)

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28:19 He called that place Bethel, although the former name of the town was Luz. 28:20 Then Jacob made a vow, saying, “If God is with me and protects me on this journey I am taking and gives me food to eat and clothing to wear, 28:21 and I return safely to my father’s home, then the Lord will become my God. 28:22 Then this stone that I have set up as a sacred stone will be the house of God, and I will surely give you back a tenth of everything you give me.”

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Names, People and Places:

· Bethel a town of Benjamin bordering Ephraim 18 km north of Jerusalem

· Jacob the second so of a pair of twins born to Isaac and Rebeccaa; ancestor of the 12 tribes of Israel,the nation of Israel,a person, male,son of Isaac; Israel the man and nation

· Luz a town of Canaanites about 20 km north of Jerusalem later named Bethel by the Israelites,a town established in the land of the Hittites by a refugee from old Luz

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NET Notes: Gen 28:19 For location see Map4 G4; Map5 C1; Map6 E3; Map7 D1; Map8 G3.

NET Notes: Gen 28:20 Heb “bread,” although the term can be used for food in general.

NET Notes: Gen 28:21 Heb “and I return in peace to the house of my father.”

NET Notes: Gen 28:22 Heb “and all which you give to me I will surely give a tenth of it to you.” The disjunctive clause structure (conjunction + noun/object) h...

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