Genesis 28:13-15

13 And behold, ¹the Lord stood above it^[a] and said, ²“I am the Lord, the God of Abraham your father and the God of Isaac. ³The land on which you lie I will give to you and to your offspring.

14 Your offspring shall be like ⁴the dust of the earth, and you shall spread abroad to the west and to the east and to the north and to the south, and in you and ⁵your offspring shall all the families of the earth be blessed.

15 Behold, ⁶I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and ⁷will bring you back to this land. For I will ⁸not leave you until I have done what I have promised you. ”

Genesis 28:13-15 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.

Cross References

• 1. 28:13 [ch. 35:1; 48:3]
• 2. 28:13 ch. 26:24
• 3. 28:13 ch. 35:12; See ch. 13:14-16
• 4. 28:14 See ch. 13:16
• 5. 28:14 See ch. 12:3
• 6. 28:15 ch. 26:24; 31:3
• 7. 28:15 ch. 35:6
• 8. 28:15 1 Kgs. 8:57

Footnotes

• [a] 28:13 Or 'beside him'