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Genesis 28:17-22

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17 He was afraid and said, "1How awesome is this place! This is none other than * the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven."
18 So Jacob rose early in the morning, and took 2the stone that he had put under his head and set it up as a pillar and poured oil on its top.
19 He called the name of that place 3Bethel; however, previously the name of the city had been 4Luz.
20 Then Jacob 5made a vow, saying, "6If God will be with me and will keep me on this journey that I take, and will give me 7food to eat and garments to wear,
21 and 8I return to my father's house in safety, 9then the LORD will be my God.
22 "This stone, which I have set up as a pillar, 10will be God's house, and 11of all that You give me I will surely give a tenth to You."
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Genesis 28:17-22 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO GENESIS 28

In this chapter an account is given of the charge Isaac gave to Jacob not to marry a Canaanitess, but to go to Padanaram, and take a wife from his mother's family, and of his blessing him before he sent him away, Ge 28:1-5; of the notice that Esau took of this blessing and charge, which led him to take a wife of the family of Ishmael, Ge 28:6-9; of the dream of the ladder, which Jacob had in his way to Haran, Ge 28:10-12; of the blessing which God conferred upon him there, Ge 28:13-15; of the awfulness of the place upon his awaking, and of his erecting a pillar in it, and giving a name to it, Ge 28:16-19; and of the vow he made to God, should he be supplied with the necessaries of life, and be kept in safety by him, Ge 28:20-22.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
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Cross References 11

  • 1. Psalms 68:35
  • 2. Genesis 28:11; Genesis 35:14
  • 3. Judges 1:23
  • 4. Genesis 35:6; Genesis 48:3
  • 5. Genesis 31:13; Judges 11:30; 2 Samuel 15:8
  • 6. Genesis 28:15
  • 7. 1 Timothy 6:8
  • 8. Judges 11:31
  • 9. Deuteronomy 26:17
  • 10. Genesis 35:7
  • 11. Leviticus 27:30; Deuteronomy 14:22

Footnotes 6

  • [a] Lit "at his head-place"
  • [b] I.e. the house of God
  • [c] Lit "at the first"
  • [d] Lit "go"
  • [e] Lit "bread"
  • [f] Lit "peace"
Scripture quotations taken from the (NASB®) New American Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. All rights reserved. www.Lockman.org

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