Genesis 35:1
Genesis · Old Testament · Chapter 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.”Genesis 35:1
What Does Genesis 35:1 Mean?
Genesis 35:1 is found in the book of Genesis, chapter 35, verse 1 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Genesis 35:1 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Genesis 28:13“And, behold, the LORD stood above it, and said, I am the LORD God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed;”Genesis 28:17“And he was afraid, and said, How dreadful is this place! this is none other but the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.”Genesis 31:13“I am the God of Bethel, where thou anointedst the pillar, and where thou vowedst a vow unto me: now arise, get thee out from this land, and return unto the land of thy kindred.”Genesis 28:19“And he called the name of that place Bethel: but the name of that city was called Luz at the first.”Genesis 28:22“And this stone, which I have set for a pillar, shall be God’s house: and of all that thou shalt give me I will surely give the tenth unto thee.”Hosea 12:4“Yea, he had power over the angel, and prevailed: he wept, and made supplication unto him: he found him in Bethel, and there he spake with us;”Genesis 35:9“And God appeared unto Jacob again, when he came out of Padanaram, and blessed him.”Psalms 91:15“He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him.”Genesis 8:20“And Noah builded an altar unto the LORD; and took of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and offered burnt offerings on the altar.”Genesis 31:3“And the LORD said unto Jacob, Return unto the land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred; and I will be with thee.”Genesis 35:7“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.”Deuteronomy 23:21“When thou shalt vow a vow unto the LORD thy God, thou shalt not slack to pay it: for the LORD thy God will surely require it of thee; and it would be sin in thee.”Deuteronomy 32:36“For the LORD shall judge his people, and repent himself for his servants, when he seeth that their power is gone, and there is none shut up, or left.”1 Samuel 10:3“Then shalt thou go on forward from thence, and thou shalt come to the plain of Tabor, and there shall meet thee three men going up to God to Bethel, one carrying three kids, and another carrying three loaves of bread, and another carrying a bottle of wine:”Genesis 12:8“And he removed from thence unto a mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, having Bethel on the west, and Hai on the east: and there he builded an altar unto the LORD, and called upon the name of the LORD.”Genesis 13:3“And he went on his journeys from the south even to Bethel, unto the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Bethel and Hai;”Genesis 16:8“And he said, Hagar, Sarai’s maid, whence camest thou? and whither wilt thou go? And she said, I flee from the face of my mistress Sarai.”Genesis 26:25“And he builded an altar there, and called upon the name of the LORD, and pitched his tent there: and there Isaac’s servants digged a well.”Genesis 27:41“And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing wherewith his father blessed him: and Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob.”Genesis 28:10“And Jacob went out from Beersheba, and went toward Haran.”
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