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Genesis 31:13

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31:13 I am the God of Bethel, 1  where you anointed 2  the sacred stone and made a vow to me. 3  Now leave this land immediately 4  and return to your native land.’”

Genesis 35:1

Context
The Return to Bethel

35:1 Then God said to Jacob, “Go up at once 5  to Bethel 6  and live there. Make an altar there to God, who appeared to you when you fled from your brother Esau.” 7 

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[31:13]  1 map For location see Map4 G4; Map5 C1; Map6 E3; Map7 D1; Map8 G3.

[31:13]  2 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.

[31:13]  3 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.

[31:13]  4 tn Heb “arise, leave!” The first imperative draws attention to the need for immediate action.

[35:1]  5 tn Heb “arise, go up.” The first imperative gives the command a sense of urgency.

[35:1]  6 map For location see Map4 G4; Map5 C1; Map6 E3; Map7 D1; Map8 G3.

[35:1]  7 sn God is calling on Jacob to fulfill his vow he made when he fled from…Esau (see Gen 28:20-22).



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