Then God went up from the place where He had spoken with him.
Parallel translations
- WEB God went up from him in the place where he spoke with him.
- KJV And God went up from him in the place where he talked with him.
- NKJV Then God went up from him in the place where He talked with him.
- NASB Then God went up from him at the place where He had spoken with him.
- NLT Then God went up from the place where he had spoken to Jacob.
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God departs from the place where He had spoken with Jacob.
Overview
The narrative notes God's withdrawal after granting the blessing and renewing the covenant. The detail underscores the reality and solemnity of the divine encounter, a true meeting between God and Jacob. It frames Bethel as holy ground where the LORD had truly drawn near.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 6
- Gen 17:22When He had finished speaking with Abraham, God went up from him.
- Gen 18:33When the LORD had finished speaking with Abraham, He departed, and Abraham returned home.
- Judg 13:20When the flame went up from the altar to the sky, the angel of the LORD ascended in the flame. When Manoah and his wife saw this, they fell facedown to the ground.
- Judg 6:21Then the angel of the LORD extended the tip of the staff that was in his hand and touched the meat and the unleavened bread. And fire flared from the rock and consumed the meat and the unleavened bread. Then the angel of the LORD vanished from his sight.
- Gen 11:5Then the LORD came down to see the city and the tower that the sons of men were building.
- Luke 24:31Then their eyes were opened and they recognized Jesus—and He disappeared from their sight.
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