And Jacob said unto Joseph, God Almighty appeared unto me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me,
Parallel translations
- WEB Jacob said to Joseph, “God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me,
- BSB Jacob said to Joseph, “God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and there He blessed me
- NKJV Then Jacob said to Joseph: “God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan and blessed me,
- NASB Then Jacob said to Joseph, “God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan and blessed me,
- NLT Jacob said to Joseph, “God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan and blessed me.
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Quick answer
Jacob recounts how God Almighty appeared to him at Luz (Bethel) and blessed him. He grounds the coming blessing in God's own promise.
Overview
Jacob recalls the theophany at Bethel where God Almighty (El Shaddai) confirmed the covenant to him. By rehearsing this divine encounter, he shows that the blessings he passes on rest on God's word, not human authority. The faithfulness of the covenant-keeping God is the foundation of all that follows.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 9
- Gen 35:9–12And God appeared unto Jacob again, when he came out of Padanaram, and blessed him.
- Exod 6:3And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by the name of God Almighty, but by my name JEHOVAH was I not known to them.
- Gen 28:3And God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a multitude of people;
- 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 28:12–19And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it.
- 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;
- Rev 21:11Having the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal;
- Gen 35:6–7So Jacob came to Luz, which is in the land of Canaan, that is, Bethel, he and all the people that were with him.
- Judg 1:23And the house of Joseph sent to descry Bethel. (Now the name of the city before was Luz.)
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