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Genesis 35:9-29
New American Standard Bible
Genesis 35:9-29
New American Standard Bible
Jacob Is Named Israel
9 Then God appeared to Jacob again when he came from Paddan-aram, and He (A)blessed him. 10 (B)God said to him,
“Your name is Jacob;
[a]You shall no longer be called Jacob,
But Israel shall be your name.”
So He called [b]him Israel. 11 God also said to him,
“I am [c](C)God Almighty;
(D)Be fruitful and multiply;
A nation and a (E)multitude of nations shall [d]come from you,
And (F)kings shall [e]come from [f]you.
12 And (G)the land which I gave to Abraham and Isaac,
I will give to you,
And I will give the land to your [g]descendants after you.”
13 Then (H)God went up from him at the place where He had spoken with him. 14 So Jacob set up (I)a memorial stone in the place where He had spoken with him, a memorial of stone, and he poured out a drink offering on it; he also poured oil on it. 15 And Jacob named the place where God had spoken with him, [h](J)Bethel.
16 Then they journeyed on from Bethel; but when there was still some distance to go to (K)Ephrath, Rachel began to give birth and she suffered severe difficulties in her labor. 17 And when she was suffering severe difficulties in her labor, the midwife said to her, “Do not fear, for (L)you have another son!” 18 And it came about, as her soul was departing (for she died), that she named him [i]Ben-oni; but his father called him [j]Benjamin. 19 So (M)Rachel died and was buried on the way to (N)Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem). 20 And Jacob set up a memorial stone over her grave; that is the (O)memorial stone of Rachel’s grave to this day. 21 Then Israel journeyed on and pitched his tent beyond the [k](P)tower of [l]Eder.
The Sons of Israel
22 And it came about, while Israel was living in that land, that (Q)Reuben went and slept with his father’s concubine Bilhah, and Israel heard about it.
Now there were twelve sons of Jacob— 23 (R)the sons of Leah were Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn, then Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun; 24 (S)the sons of Rachel were Joseph and Benjamin; 25 and (T)the sons of Bilhah, Rachel’s female slave, were Dan and Naphtali; 26 and (U)the sons of Zilpah, Leah’s female slave, were Gad and Asher. These were the sons of Jacob who were born to him in Paddan-aram.
27 Jacob came to his father Isaac at (V)Mamre of (W)Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac had resided.
28 Now the days of Isaac were (X)180 years. 29 Then Isaac breathed his last and died, and was (Y)gathered to his people, an (Z)old man [m]of ripe age; and (AA)his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.
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- Genesis 35:10 Lit Your name
- Genesis 35:10 Lit his name
- Genesis 35:11 Heb El Shaddai
- Genesis 35:11 Or come into being
- Genesis 35:11 Or come into being
- Genesis 35:11 Lit your loins
- Genesis 35:12 Lit seed
- Genesis 35:15 I.e., house of God
- Genesis 35:18 I.e., the son of my sorrow
- Genesis 35:18 I.e., the son of the right hand
- Genesis 35:21 Heb Migdal-eder
- Genesis 35:21 Or flock
- Genesis 35:29 Lit and satisfied with days
Genesis 35:9-29
New International Version
Genesis 35:9-29
New International Version
9 After Jacob returned from Paddan Aram,[a](A) God appeared to him again and blessed him.(B) 10 God said to him, “Your name is Jacob,[b] but you will no longer be called Jacob; your name will be Israel.[c]”(C) So he named him Israel.
11 And God said to him, “I am God Almighty[d];(D) be fruitful and increase in number.(E) A nation(F) and a community of nations will come from you, and kings will be among your descendants.(G) 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.(H)”(I) 13 Then God went up from him(J) at the place where he had talked with him.
14 Jacob set up a stone pillar(K) at the place where God had talked with him, and he poured out a drink offering(L) on it; he also poured oil on it.(M) 15 Jacob called the place where God had talked with him Bethel.[e](N)
The Deaths of Rachel and Isaac(O)
16 Then they moved on from Bethel. While they were still some distance from Ephrath,(P) Rachel(Q) began to give birth and had great difficulty. 17 And as she was having great difficulty in childbirth, the midwife(R) said to her, “Don’t despair, for you have another son.”(S) 18 As she breathed her last—for she was dying—she named her son Ben-Oni.[f](T) But his father named him Benjamin.[g](U)
19 So Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath(V) (that is, Bethlehem(W)). 20 Over her tomb Jacob set up a pillar, and to this day(X) that pillar marks Rachel’s tomb.(Y)
21 Israel moved on again and pitched his tent beyond Migdal Eder.(Z) 22 While Israel was living in that region, Reuben went in and slept with his father’s concubine(AA) Bilhah,(AB) and Israel heard of it.
Jacob had twelve sons:
23 The sons of Leah:(AC)
Reuben the firstborn(AD) of Jacob,
Simeon, Levi, Judah,(AE) Issachar and Zebulun.(AF)
24 The sons of Rachel:
25 The sons of Rachel’s servant Bilhah:(AI)
Dan and Naphtali.(AJ)
26 The sons of Leah’s servant Zilpah:(AK)
These were the sons of Jacob,(AN) who were born to him in Paddan Aram.(AO)
27 Jacob came home to his father Isaac(AP) in Mamre,(AQ) near Kiriath Arba(AR) (that is, Hebron),(AS) where Abraham and Isaac had stayed.(AT) 28 Isaac lived a hundred and eighty years.(AU) 29 Then he breathed his last and died and was gathered to his people,(AV) old and full of years.(AW) And his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.(AX)
Footnotes
- 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.
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