Genesis 48:3

And when he had entered to him, he said: “Almighty God appeared to me at Luz, which is in the land of Canaan, and he blessed me.

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In The King James Version

And Jacob said unto Joseph, God Almighty appeared unto me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me,

In Context

2And it was told to the old man, “Behold, your son Joseph is coming to you.” And being strengthened, he sat up in bed.

4And he said: ‘I will increase and multiply you, and I will make you influential among the people. And I will give this land to you, and to your offspring after you, as an everlasting possession.’

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Cross References

Genesis 17:6And I will cause you to increase very greatly, and I will set you among the nations, and kings will come forth from you.

Genesis 28:12And he saw in his sleep: a ladder standing upon the earth, with its top touching heaven, also, the Angels of God ascending and descending by it,

Genesis 28:19And he called the name of the city, ‘Bethel,’ which before was called Luz.

Genesis 35:9Then God appeared again to Jacob, after he returned from Mesopotamia of Syria, and he blessed him,

Judges 1:23For when they were besieging the city, which was previously called Luz,

Revelation 21:11having the glory of God. And its light was like that of a precious stone, even like that of the jasper stone or like crystal.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 48:2-8

Jacob's Last Illness. ( b. c. 1689.) 1 And it came to pass after these things, that one told Joseph, Behold, thy father is sick: and he took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim. 2 And one told Jacob, and said, Behold, thy son Joseph cometh unto thee: and Israel strengthened himself, and sat upon the bed. 3 And Jacob said unto Joseph, God Almighty appeared unto me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me, 4 And said unto me, Behold, I will make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, and I will make of thee a… Read the whole commentary →

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