Then (A)God appeared to Jacob again, when he came from Padan Aram, and (B)blessed him.

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Jacob’s Return to Bethel

35 Then God said to Jacob, “Arise, go up to (A)Bethel and dwell there; and make an altar there to God, (B)who appeared to you (C)when you fled from the face of Esau your brother.”

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Then the Lord appeared to him and said: (A)“Do not go down to Egypt; live in (B)the land of which I shall tell you.

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The Son of Promise(A)

18 Then the Lord appeared to him by [a]the (B)terebinth trees of Mamre, as he was sitting in the tent door in the heat of the day.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 18:1 Heb. Alon Mamre

(A)Then the Lord appeared to Abram and said, (B)“To your [a]descendants I will give this land.” And there he built an (C)altar to the Lord, who had appeared to him.

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  1. Genesis 12:7 Lit. seed

And he said, (A)“Brethren and fathers, listen: The (B)God of glory appeared to our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in (C)Haran,

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Yes, he struggled with the Angel and prevailed;
He wept, and sought favor from Him.
He found Him in (A)Bethel,
And there He spoke to us—

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The Lord has appeared [a]of old to me, saying:
“Yes, (A)I have loved you with (B)an everlasting love;
Therefore with lovingkindness I have (C)drawn you.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 31:3 Lit. from afar

Then Jacob said to Joseph: “God (A)Almighty appeared to me at (B)Luz in the land of Canaan and blessed me, and said to me, ‘Behold, I will (C)make you fruitful and multiply you, and I will make of you a multitude of people, and (D)give this land to your descendants after you (E)as an everlasting possession.’

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Then God spoke to Israel (A)in the visions of the night, and said, “Jacob, Jacob!”

And he said, “Here I am.”

So He said, “I am God, (B)the God of your father; do not fear to go down to Egypt, for I will (C)make of you a great nation there.

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24 Then Jacob was left alone; and (A)a Man wrestled with him until the [a]breaking of day. 25 Now when He saw that He did not prevail against him, He [b]touched the socket of his hip; and (B)the socket of Jacob’s hip was out of joint as He wrestled with him. 26 And (C)He said, “Let Me go, for the day breaks.”

But he said, (D)“I will not let You go unless You bless me!”

27 So He said to him, “What is your name?”

He said, “Jacob.”

28 And He said, (E)“Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but [c]Israel; for you have (F)struggled with God and (G)with men, and have prevailed.”

29 Then Jacob asked, saying, “Tell me Your name, I pray.”

And He said, (H)“Why is it that you ask about My name?” And He (I)blessed him there.

30 So Jacob called the name of the place [d]Peniel: “For (J)I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.”

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 32:24 dawn
  2. Genesis 32:25 struck
  3. Genesis 32:28 Lit. Prince with God
  4. Genesis 32:30 Lit. Face of God

Esau Comes to Meet Jacob

32 So Jacob went on his way, and (A)the angels of God met him.

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11 Then (A)the Angel of God spoke to me in a dream, saying, ‘Jacob.’ And I said, ‘Here I am.’ 12 And He said, ‘Lift your eyes now and see, all the rams which leap on the flocks are streaked, speckled, and gray-spotted; for (B)I have seen all that Laban is doing to you. 13 I am the God of Bethel, (C)where you anointed the pillar and where you made a vow to Me. Now (D)arise, get out of this land, and return to the land of your family.’ ”

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Then the Lord said to Jacob, (A)“Return to the land of your fathers and to your family, and I will (B)be with you.”

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13 (A)And behold, the Lord stood above it and said: (B)“I am the Lord God of Abraham your father and the God of Isaac; (C)the land on which you lie I will give to you and your descendants.

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The Sign of the Covenant(A)

17 When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord (B)appeared to Abram and said to him, (C)“I am [a]Almighty God; (D)walk before Me and be (E)blameless.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 17:1 Heb. El Shaddai

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