Genesis 28:20
And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on,
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
19And he called the name of that place Bethel, but the name of the city was Luz at first.
21so that I come again to my father's house in peace, and LORD will be my God,
Cross References
Genesis 31:13I am the God of Bethel, where thou anointed a pillar, where thou vowed a vow to me. Now arise, get thee out from this land, and return to the land of thy nativity.
Numbers 6:1And LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
Judges 11:30And Jephthah vowed a vow to LORD, and said, If thou will indeed deliver the sons of Ammon into my hand,
1 Samuel 1:28Therefore also I have granted him to LORD; as long as he lives he is granted to LORD. And he worshipped LORD there.
2 Samuel 15:8For thy servant vowed a vow while I abode at Geshur in Syria, saying, If LORD shall indeed bring me again to Jerusalem, then I will serve LORD.
Nehemiah 9:1Now in the twenty-fourth day of this month the sons of Israel were assembled with fasting, and with sackcloth, and earth upon them.
Matthew Henry on Genesis 28:17-22
Jacob's Vow. ( b. c. 1760.) 16 And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely the Lord is in this place; and I knew it not. 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. 18 And 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. 19 And he called the name of that place Beth-el: but the name of that city was called Luz at the… Read the whole commentary →