Genesis 35:13

13 And God went up from him in the place where he talked with him.

Genesis 35:13 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 35:13

And God went up from him
Or "from above" him ^F24; by this it seems that there was a visible appearance of the glory of the Lord, as Onkelos, or of the Shechinah, as Jonathan; even of the Son of God in an human form, who either appeared just above him, or on the same spot with him, conversing with him as above related; and when he had done, ascended in a visible manner from him, till he disappeared: in the place where he talked with him;
whether it was over him, or by him; thence he removed from him, and ceased talking with him; for communion with a divine Person is not constant and uninterrupted in the present state.

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FOOTNOTES:

F24 (wylem) "desuper eum", Montanus.

Genesis 35:13 In-Context

11 And God said unto him, I am God Almighty; be fruitful and multiply, a nation and a company of nations (Gentiles) shall come out of thee, and kings shall come out of thy loins;

12 and the land which I have given to Abraham and to Isaac, to thee will I give it and to thy seed after thee will I give the land.

13 And God went up from him in the place where he talked with him.

14 And Jacob set up a pillar in the place where he talked with him, even a pillar of stone; and he poured a drink offering upon it, and he poured oil upon it.

15 And Jacob called the name of the place where God spoke with him, Bethel.