Genesis 31:5

31:5 There he said to them, “I can tell that your father’s attitude toward me has changed, ¹  but the God of my father has been with me.

Genesis 31:13

31:13 I am the God of Bethel, ²  where you anointed ³  the sacred stone and made a vow to me. ⁴  Now leave this land immediately ⁵  and return to your native land.’”

¹ tn Heb “I see the face of your father, that he is not toward me as formerly.”

² map For location see Map4-G4; Map5-C1; Map6-E3; Map7-D1; Map8-G3.

³ sn You anointed the sacred stone. In Gen 28:18 the text simply reported that Jacob poured oil on top of the stone. Now that pouring is interpreted by the Lord as an anointing. Jacob had consecrated the place.

⁴ sn And made a vow to me. The second clause reminds Jacob of the vow he made to the Lord when he anointed the stone (Gen 28:20-22). God is now going to take him back to the land, and so he will have to fulfill his vow.

⁵ tn Heb “arise, leave!” The first imperative draws attention to the need for immediate action.