Genesis 48:3

Jacob said to Joseph, “God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and there He blessed me

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

In Context

2When Jacob was told, “Your son Joseph has come to you,” Israel rallied his strength and sat up in bed.

4and told me, ‘Behold, I will make you fruitful and multiply you; I will make you a multitude of peoples, and will give this land to your descendants after you as an everlasting possession.’

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Cross References

Genesis 17:6I will make you exceedingly fruitful; I will make nations of you, and kings will descend from you.

Genesis 28:12And Jacob had a dream about a ladder that rested on the earth with its top reaching up to heaven, and God’s angels were going up and down the ladder.

Genesis 28:19and he called that place Bethel, though previously the city had been named Luz.

Genesis 35:9After Jacob had returned from Paddan-aram, God appeared to him again and blessed him.

Judges 1:23They sent spies to Bethel (formerly known as Luz),

Revelation 21:11shining with the glory of God. Its radiance was like a most precious jewel, like a jasper, as clear as 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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