Genesis 35:9

9 After Jacob returned from Paddan Aram,^[a] God appeared to him again and blessed him.

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Genesis 35:9 in Other Translations

KJV

9 And God appeared unto Jacob again, when he came out of Padanaram, and blessed him.

ESV

9 God appeared to Jacob again, when he came from Paddan-aram, and blessed him.

NLT

9 Now that Jacob had returned from Paddan-aram, God appeared to him again at Bethel. God blessed him,

MSG

9 God revealed himself once again to Jacob, after he had come back from Paddan Aram and blessed him:

CSB

9 God appeared to Jacob again after he returned from Paddan-aram, and He blessed him.

Genesis 35:9 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 35:9

And God appeared unto Jacob again
At Bethel, as he had at Shechem, when he bid him go thither, ( Genesis 35:1 ) ; or rather as he had at the brook Jabbok, where he said to him the same things as here, ( Genesis 32:24 Genesis 32:28 ) , though Jarchi interprets it of his appearing again to him at the same place at Bethel, where he had appeared to him the first time, at his going to Haran, and now a second time: when he came out of Padanaram;
or returned from thence: and blessed him;
with the same blessings as before, renewing and confirming them. Jarchi says, with the blessing of mourners, because of the death of his mother, and her nurse.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Genesis 35:9 In-Context

7 There he built an altar, and he called the place El Bethel, because it was there that God revealed himself to him when he was fleeing from his brother.

8 Now Deborah, Rebekah’s nurse, died and was buried under the oak outside Bethel. So it was named Allon Bakuth.

9 After Jacob returned from Paddan Aram, God appeared to him again and blessed him.

10 God said to him, “Your name is Jacob, but you will no longer be called Jacob; your name will be Israel. ” So he named him Israel.

11 And God said to him, “I am God Almighty ; be fruitful and increase in number. A nation and a community of nations will come from you, and kings will be among your descendants.

Cross References 2

1. S Genesis 25:20
2. S Genesis 28:13; S Genesis 32:29

Footnotes 1

[a]. That is, Northwest Mesopotamia; also in verse 26