Genesis 28:19-21
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
19 He named that place Bethel,[a] whereas the former name of the town had been Luz.(A)
20 Jacob then made this vow:[b] “If God will be with me and protect me on this journey I am making and give me food to eat and clothes to wear, 21 and I come back safely to my father’s house, the Lord will be my God.
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- 28:19 Bethel: i.e., “house of God”; the reference is to the house of God in v. 17.
- 28:20 This vow: knowing well that Esau’s murderous wrath stands between him and the possession of the land promised him, Jacob makes his vow very precise. He vows to make the God who appeared to him his own if the God guides him safely to Paddan-aram and back to this land.
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