He called that place Bethel, although the former name of the town was Luz.

He restored the chief cupbearer to his former position so that he placed the cup in Pharaoh’s hand,

There was a famine in the land, subsequent to the earlier famine that occurred in the days of Abraham. Isaac went to Abimelech king of the Philistines at Gerar.

In three more days Pharaoh will reinstate you and restore you to your office. You will put Pharaoh’s cup in his hand, just as you did before when you were cupbearer.

This was the place where he had first built the altar, and there Abram worshiped the Lord.

When Jacob saw the look on Laban’s face, he could tell his attitude toward him had changed.

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