And Jacob set up a pillar in the place where he talked with him, even a pillar of stone: and he poured a drink offering thereon, and he poured oil thereon.
Parallel translations
- WEB Jacob set up a pillar in the place where he spoke with him, a pillar of stone. He poured out a drink offering on it, and poured oil on it.
- BSB So Jacob set up a pillar in the place where God had spoken with him—a stone marker—and he poured out a drink offering on it and anointed it with oil.
- NKJV So Jacob set up a pillar in the place where He talked with him, a pillar of stone; and he poured a drink offering on it, and he poured oil on it.
- NASB So Jacob set up 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.
- NLT Jacob set up a stone pillar to mark the place where God had spoken to him. Then he poured wine over it as an offering to God and anointed the pillar with olive oil.
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Jacob sets up a stone pillar and consecrates it with a drink offering and oil where God had spoken.
Overview
Jacob marks the sacred site with a memorial pillar, pouring out offerings to honor God's presence. This worship echoes his earlier anointing of a stone at Bethel (Genesis 28), now fulfilled in obedience. The act commemorates God's covenant faithfulness and Jacob's grateful response.
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- Gen 28:18–19And Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put for his pillows, and set it up for a pillar, and poured oil upon the top of it.
- Gen 35:20And Jacob set a pillar upon her grave: that is the pillar of Rachel’s grave unto this day.
- 1 Sam 7:12Then Samuel took a stone, and set it between Mizpeh and Shen, and called the name of it Ebenezer, saying, Hitherto hath the LORD helped us.
- Gen 31:45And Jacob took a stone, and set it up for a pillar.
- Exod 17:15And Moses built an altar, and called the name of it Jehovahnissi:
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