Genesis 35:2

So Jacob told his family and everyone who was with him, “Get rid of the pagan idols you have with you. Purify yourselves and change your clothes.

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Then Jacob said unto his household, and to all that were with him, Put away the strange gods that are among you, and be clean, and change your garments:

In Context

1Then God told Jacob, “Get ready to go to Bethel and live there. Build an altar there to God, who appeared to you when you were running away from your brother Esau.”

3We have to get ready and go to Bethel so I can build an altar to God who answered me in my time of trouble. He has been with me wherever I went.”

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Cross References

Genesis 31:19While Laban was away from home shearing his sheep, Rachel stole the household idols that belonged to her father.

Genesis 34:2Shechem, son of Hamor the Hivite, the ruler of that area, saw her. He grabbed hold of her and raped her.

Genesis 35:22During the time he was living there, Reuben went and slept with Bilhah, his father's concubine, and Israel found out about it. These were the twelve sons of Jacob:

Exodus 19:14Moses went down the mountain and prepared the people spiritually and they washed their clothes.

Exodus 23:13Make sure to pay attention to everything I've told you. Don't think to call on the names of other gods—you must not even mention them.

Leviticus 17:16But if they don't wash their clothes and wash themselves with water, then they bear responsibility for their guilt.”

Matthew Henry on Genesis 35:2-6

Jacob Summoned to Bethel; Jacob's Journeys towards Bethel. ( b. c. 1732.) 1 And God said unto Jacob, Arise, go up to Beth-el, and dwell there: and make there an altar unto God, that appeared unto thee when thou fleddest from the face of Esau thy brother. 2 Then Jacob said unto his household, and to all that were with him, Put away the strange gods that are among you, and be clean, and change your garments: 3 And let us arise, and go up to Beth-el; and I will make there an altar unto God, who answered me in the day… Read the whole commentary →

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