Genesis 28:22
And this stone which I have put up for a pillar will be God's house: and of all you give me, I will give a tenth part to you.
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21So that I come again to my father's house in peace, then I will take the Lord to be my God,
Cross References
Genesis 14:20And let the Most High God be praised, who has given into your hands those who were against you. Then Abram gave him a tenth of all the goods he had taken.
Genesis 28:17And fear came on him, and he said, This is a holy place; this is nothing less than the house of God and the doorway of heaven.
Genesis 35:1And God said to Jacob, Go up now to Beth-el and make your living-place there: and put up an altar there to the God who came to you when you were in flight from your brother Esau.
Genesis 35:14And Jacob put up a pillar in the place where he had been talking with God, and put a drink offering on it, and oil.
Genesis 47:26Then Joseph made a law which is in force to this day, that Pharaoh was to have the fifth part; only the land of the priests did not become his.
Leviticus 27:32And a tenth part of the herd and of the flock, whatever goes under the rod of the valuer, will be holy to the Lord.
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 →