And God appeared unto Jacob again, when he came out of Padanaram, and blessed him.
Parallel translations
- WEB God appeared to Jacob again, when he came from Paddan Aram, and blessed him.
- BSB After Jacob had returned from Paddan-aram, God appeared to him again and blessed him.
- NKJV Then God appeared to Jacob again, when he came from Padan Aram, and blessed him.
- NASB Then God appeared to Jacob again when he came from Paddan-aram, and He blessed him.
- NLT Now that Jacob had returned from Paddan-aram, God appeared to him again at Bethel. God blessed him,
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Quick answer
God appears to Jacob again at Bethel and blesses him after his return from Paddan Aram.
Overview
God graciously reaffirms His relationship with Jacob through a renewed appearance and blessing. This theophany confirms that the covenant promises still stand despite Jacob's years of struggle and his family's failures. God's faithful initiative, not Jacob's merit, secures the blessing, pointing to the grace fully revealed in Christ.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 15
- Gen 26:2And the LORD appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into Egypt; dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of:
- Gen 18:1And the LORD appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day;
- Gen 35:1And 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.
- Gen 12:7And the LORD appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the LORD, who appeared unto him.
- Gen 17:1And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect.
- Gen 31:11–13And the angel of God spake unto me in a dream, saying, Jacob: And I said, Here am I.
- Gen 32:24–30And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day.
- Jer 31:3The LORD hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee.
- Gen 28:13And, 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;
- Gen 48:3–4And Jacob said unto Joseph, God Almighty appeared unto me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me,
- Gen 32:1And Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him.
- Gen 31:3And the LORD said unto Jacob, Return unto the land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred; and I will be with thee.
- Gen 46:2–3And God spake unto Israel in the visions of the night, and said, Jacob, Jacob. And he said, Here am I.
- Acts 7:2And he said, Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken; The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charran,
- Hos 12:4Yea, 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;
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