Génesis 35:21

Listen to Génesis 35:21
21 Y parti贸 Israel, y tendi贸 su tienda de la otra parte de Migdaleder.

Génesis 35:21 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 35:21

And Israel journeyed
Having stayed near Bethlehem, as it is said, about two months F8; this is the first time Jacob is by Moses called Israel, after this name, was given him; the reason of which the Jews say is, because he bore the death of Rachel with so much patience: and spread his tent beyond the tower of Eder;
which was a place of pasturage, and fit for his flocks, see ( Micah 4:8 ) ; it was about a mile from Bethlehem to the south F9, and is supposed to be the place where the shepherds were watching their flocks, when the angel reported to them the birth of Christ, ( Luke 2:8 ) ; pretty remarkable are the words added here in the Targum of Jonathan,

``the place from whence the King Messiah will be revealed in the end of days.''

FOOTNOTES:

F8 Shalshalet Hakabala, fol. 5. 2.
F9 Bunting's Travels, p. 76.
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Génesis 35:21 In-Context

19 As铆 muri贸 Rach锚l, y fu茅 sepultada en el camino del Ephrata, la cual es Beth-lehem.
20 Y puso Jacob un t铆tulo sobre su sepultura: este es el t铆tulo de la sepultura de Rach锚l hasta hoy.
21 Y parti贸 Israel, y tendi贸 su tienda de la otra parte de Migdaleder.
22 Y acaeci贸, morando Israel en aquella tierra, que fu茅 Rub茅n y durmi贸 con Bilha la concubina de su padre; lo cual lleg贸 谩 entender Israel. Ahora bien, los hijos de Israel fueron doce:
23 Los hijos de Lea: Rub茅n el primog茅nito de Jacob, y Sime贸n, y Lev铆, y Jud谩, 茅 Issach芒r, y Zabul贸n.
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