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Genesis 35
New International Version
Genesis 35
New International Version
Jacob Returns to Bethel
35 Then God said to Jacob, “Go up to Bethel(A) and settle there, and build an altar(B) there to God,(C) who appeared to you(D) when you were fleeing from your brother Esau.”(E)
2 So Jacob said to his household(F) and to all who were with him, “Get rid of the foreign gods(G) you have with you, and purify yourselves and change your clothes.(H) 3 Then come, let us go up to Bethel, where I will build an altar to God,(I) who answered me in the day of my distress(J) and who has been with me wherever I have gone.(K)” 4 So they gave Jacob all the foreign gods they had and the rings in their ears,(L) and Jacob buried them under the oak(M) at Shechem.(N) 5 Then they set out, and the terror of God(O) fell on the towns all around them so that no one pursued them.(P)
6 Jacob and all the people with him came to Luz(Q) (that is, Bethel) in the land of Canaan.(R) 7 There he built an altar,(S) and he called the place El Bethel,[a](T) because it was there that God revealed himself to him(U) when he was fleeing from his brother.(V)
8 Now Deborah, Rebekah’s nurse,(W) died and was buried under the oak(X) outside Bethel.(Y) So it was named Allon Bakuth.[b]
9 After Jacob returned from Paddan Aram,[c](Z) God appeared to him again and blessed him.(AA) 10 God said to him, “Your name is Jacob,[d] but you will no longer be called Jacob; your name will be Israel.[e]”(AB) So he named him Israel.
11 And God said to him, “I am God Almighty[f];(AC) be fruitful and increase in number.(AD) A nation(AE) and a community of nations will come from you, and kings will be among your descendants.(AF) 12 The land I gave to Abraham and Isaac I also give to you, and I will give this land to your descendants after you.(AG)”(AH) 13 Then God went up from him(AI) at the place where he had talked with him.
14 Jacob set up a stone pillar(AJ) at the place where God had talked with him, and he poured out a drink offering(AK) on it; he also poured oil on it.(AL) 15 Jacob called the place where God had talked with him Bethel.[g](AM)
The Deaths of Rachel and Isaac(AN)
16 Then they moved on from Bethel. While they were still some distance from Ephrath,(AO) Rachel(AP) began to give birth and had great difficulty. 17 And as she was having great difficulty in childbirth, the midwife(AQ) said to her, “Don’t despair, for you have another son.”(AR) 18 As she breathed her last—for she was dying—she named her son Ben-Oni.[h](AS) But his father named him Benjamin.[i](AT)
19 So Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath(AU) (that is, Bethlehem(AV)). 20 Over her tomb Jacob set up a pillar, and to this day(AW) that pillar marks Rachel’s tomb.(AX)
21 Israel moved on again and pitched his tent beyond Migdal Eder.(AY) 22 While Israel was living in that region, Reuben went in and slept with his father’s concubine(AZ) Bilhah,(BA) and Israel heard of it.
Jacob had twelve sons:
23 The sons of Leah:(BB)
Reuben the firstborn(BC) of Jacob,
Simeon, Levi, Judah,(BD) Issachar and Zebulun.(BE)
24 The sons of Rachel:
25 The sons of Rachel’s servant Bilhah:(BH)
Dan and Naphtali.(BI)
26 The sons of Leah’s servant Zilpah:(BJ)
These were the sons of Jacob,(BM) who were born to him in Paddan Aram.(BN)
27 Jacob came home to his father Isaac(BO) in Mamre,(BP) near Kiriath Arba(BQ) (that is, Hebron),(BR) where Abraham and Isaac had stayed.(BS) 28 Isaac lived a hundred and eighty years.(BT) 29 Then he breathed his last and died and was gathered to his people,(BU) old and full of years.(BV) And his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.(BW)
Footnotes
- Genesis 35:7 El Bethel means God of Bethel.
- Genesis 35:8 Allon Bakuth means oak of weeping.
- Genesis 35:9 That is, Northwest Mesopotamia; also in verse 26
- Genesis 35:10 Jacob means he grasps the heel, a Hebrew idiom for he deceives.
- Genesis 35:10 Israel probably means he struggles with God.
- Genesis 35:11 Hebrew El-Shaddai
- Genesis 35:15 Bethel means house of God.
- Genesis 35:18 Ben-Oni means son of my trouble.
- Genesis 35:18 Benjamin means son of my right hand.
Genesis 35
King James Version
Genesis 35
King James Version
35 And God said unto Jacob, Arise, go up to Bethel, and dwell there: and make there an altar unto God, that appeared unto thee when thou fleddest from the face of Esau thy brother.
2 Then Jacob said unto his household, and to all that were with him, Put away the strange gods that are among you, and be clean, and change your garments:
3 And let us arise, and go up to Bethel; and I will make there an altar unto God, who answered me in the day of my distress, and was with me in the way which I went.
4 And they gave unto Jacob all the strange gods which were in their hand, and all their earrings which were in their ears; and Jacob hid them under the oak which was by Shechem.
5 And they journeyed: and the terror of God was upon the cities that were round about them, and they did not pursue after the sons of Jacob.
6 So Jacob came to Luz, which is in the land of Canaan, that is, Bethel, he and all the people that were with him.
7 And he built there an altar, and called the place Elbethel: because there God appeared unto him, when he fled from the face of his brother.
8 But Deborah, Rebekah's nurse died, and she was buried beneath Bethel under an oak: and the name of it was called Allonbachuth.
9 And God appeared unto Jacob again, when he came out of Padanaram, and blessed him.
10 And God said unto him, Thy name is Jacob: thy name shall not be called any more Jacob, but Israel shall be thy name: and he called his name Israel.
11 And God said unto him, I am God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall be of thee, and kings shall come out of thy loins;
12 And the land which I gave Abraham and Isaac, to thee I will 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 thereon, and he poured oil thereon.
15 And Jacob called the name of the place where God spake with him, Bethel.
16 And they journeyed from Bethel; and there was but a little way to come to Ephrath: and Rachel travailed, and she had hard labour.
17 And it came to pass, when she was in hard labour, that the midwife said unto her, Fear not; thou shalt have this son also.
18 And it came to pass, as her soul was in departing, (for she died) that she called his name Benoni: but his father called him Benjamin.
19 And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which is Bethlehem.
20 And Jacob set a pillar upon her grave: that is the pillar of Rachel's grave unto this day.
21 And Israel journeyed, and spread his tent beyond the tower of Edar.
22 And it came to pass, when Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father's concubine: and Israel heard it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve:
23 The sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacob's firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun:
24 The sons of Rachel; Joseph, and Benjamin:
25 And the sons of Bilhah, Rachel's handmaid; Dan, and Naphtali:
26 And the sons of Zilpah, Leah's handmaid: Gad, and Asher: these are the sons of Jacob, which were born to him in Padanaram.
27 And Jacob came unto Isaac his father unto Mamre, unto the city of Arbah, which is Hebron, where Abraham and Isaac sojourned.
28 And the days of Isaac were an hundred and fourscore years.
29 And Isaac gave up the ghost, and died, and was gathered unto his people, being old and full of days: and his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.
Génesis 35
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Génesis 35
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Jacob vuelve a Betel
35 Dios le dijo a Jacob: «Ponte en marcha, y vete a vivir a Betel. Erige allí un altar al Dios que se te apareció cuando escapabas de tu hermano Esaú».
2 Entonces Jacob dijo a su familia y a quienes lo acompañaban: «Deshaceos de todos los dioses extraños que tengáis con vosotros, purificaos y cambiaos de ropa. 3 Vámonos a Betel. Allí construiré un altar al Dios que me socorrió cuando estaba yo en peligro, y que me ha acompañado en mi camino».
4 Así que le entregaron a Jacob todos los dioses extraños que tenían, junto con los aretes que llevaban en las orejas, y Jacob los enterró a la sombra de la encina que estaba cerca de Siquén. 5 Cuando partieron, nadie persiguió a la familia de Jacob, porque un terror divino se apoderó de las ciudades vecinas.
6 Fue así como Jacob y quienes lo acompañaban llegaron a Luz, es decir, Betel, en la tierra de Canaán. 7 Erigió un altar y llamó a ese lugar El Betel,[a] porque allí se le había revelado Dios cuando escapaba de su hermano Esaú.
8 Por esos días murió Débora, la nodriza de Rebeca, y la sepultaron a la sombra de la encina que se encuentra cerca de Betel. Por eso Jacob llamó a ese lugar Elón Bacut.[b]
9 Cuando Jacob regresó de Padán Aram,[c] Dios se le apareció otra vez y lo bendijo 10 con estas palabras: «Tu nombre es Jacob,[d] pero ya no te llamarás así. De aquí en adelante te llamarás Israel».[e] Y, en efecto, ese fue el nombre que le puso.
11 Luego Dios añadió: «Yo soy el Dios Todopoderoso. Sé fecundo y multiplícate. De ti nacerá una nación y una comunidad de naciones, y habrá reyes entre tus vástagos. 12 La tierra que les di a Abraham y a Isaac te la doy a ti, y también a tus descendientes». 13 Y Dios se alejó del lugar donde había hablado con Jacob.
14 Jacob erigió una estela de piedra en el lugar donde Dios le había hablado. Vertió sobre ella una libación, y la ungió con aceite, 15 y al lugar donde Dios le había hablado lo llamó Betel.[f]
Muerte de Raquel y de Isaac(A)
16 Después partieron de Betel. Cuando todavía estaban lejos de Efrata, Raquel dio a luz, pero tuvo un parto muy difícil. 17 En el momento más difícil del parto, la partera le dijo: «¡No temas; estás por tener otro varón!» 18 No obstante, ella se estaba muriendo, y en sus últimos suspiros alcanzó a llamar a su hijo Benoní,[g] pero Jacob, su padre, le puso por nombre Benjamín.[h]
19 Así murió Raquel, y la sepultaron en el camino que va hacia Efrata, que es Belén. 20 Sobre la tumba, Jacob erigió una estela, que hasta el día de hoy señala el lugar donde Raquel fue sepultada.
21 Israel siguió su camino y acampó más allá de Migdal Edar. 22 Mientras vivía en esa región, Rubén fue y se acostó con Bilhá, la concubina de su padre. Cuando Israel se enteró de esto, se enojó muchísimo.[i]
Jacob tuvo doce hijos:
23 Los hijos de Lea fueron Rubén, que era el primogénito de Jacob, Simeón, Leví, Judá, Isacar y Zabulón.
24 Los hijos de Raquel fueron José y Benjamín.
25 Los hijos de Bilhá, la esclava de Raquel, fueron Dan y Neftalí.
26 Los hijos de Zilpá, la esclava de Lea, fueron Gad y Aser.
Estos fueron los hijos que tuvo Jacob en Padán Aram.
27 Jacob volvió a la casa de su padre Isaac en Mamré, cerca de Quiriat Arbá, es decir, Hebrón, donde también habían vivido Abraham e Isaac. 28 Isaac tenía ciento ochenta años 29 cuando se reunió con sus antepasados. Era ya muy anciano cuando murió, y lo sepultaron sus hijos Esaú y Jacob.
Footnotes
- 35:7 En hebreo, El Betel significa Dios de Betel.
- 35:8 En hebreo, Elón Bacut significa encina del llanto.
- 35:9 Padán Aram. Es decir, el noroeste de Mesopotamia; también en v. 26.
- 35:10 En hebreo, Jacob significa él agarra el talón (en sentido figurado: él suplanta o engaña).
- 35:10 En hebreo, Israel significa él lucha con Dios.
- 35:15 En hebreo, Betel significa casa de Dios.
- 35:18 En hebreo, Benoní significa hijo de mi aflicción o hijo de mi tristeza.
- 35:18 En hebreo, Benjamín significa hijo de mi mano derecha.
- 35:22 Cuando Israel se enteró de esto, se enojó muchísimo (LXX); Israel se enteró (TM).
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