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Genesis 35:1-2

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The Return to Bethel

35:1 Then God said to Jacob, “Go up at once 1  to Bethel 2  and live there. Make an altar there to God, who appeared to you when you fled from your brother Esau.” 3  35:2 So Jacob told his household and all who were with him, “Get rid of the foreign gods you have among you. 4  Purify yourselves and change your clothes. 5 

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

[35:1]  2 map For location see Map4 G4; Map5 C1; Map6 E3; Map7 D1; Map8 G3.

[35:1]  3 sn God is calling on Jacob to fulfill his vow he made when he fled from…Esau (see Gen 28:20-22).

[35:2]  4 tn Heb “which are in your midst.”

[35:2]  5 sn The actions of removing false gods, becoming ritually clean, and changing garments would become necessary steps in Israel when approaching the Lord in worship.



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