Genesis 48:3
Jacob said to Joseph, “God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in Canaan, and he blessed me there.
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2When Jacob was told, “Your son Joseph has come to you,” he gathered his strength and sat up in bed.
Cross References
Genesis 17:6I will make sure you have a large number of descendants. They will become many nations, and some of their kings will also come from your line.
Genesis 28:12He dreamed he saw a stairway that started on earth, and the top reached all the way into heaven. He saw God's angels going up and down on it.
Genesis 28:19He named the place “Bethel,” (previously it was called Luz).
Genesis 35:9God appeared to Jacob again and blessed him after his return from Paddan-aram.
Judges 1:23They sent spies to investigate Bethel, which was previously known as Luz.
Revelation 21:11shining with the glory of God's presence. The light sparkled like that from a gemstone, a jasper, clear and bright.
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 →