Genesis 28:20

Jacob [Supplanter] vowed a vow, saying, “If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and clothing to put on,

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And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on,

In Context

19He called the name of that place Beth-el [House of God], but the name of the city was Luz at the first.

21so that I come again to my father’s house in peace, and Adonai will be my God,

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Cross References

Genesis 31:13I am HaEl Beit-El [the God of House of God], where you anointed a pillar, where you vowed a vow to me. + 31:13 See (Gen 28) for Beth-El reference. Now arise, get out from this land, and teshuvah ·completely return· to the land of your birth.’”

Numbers 6:1Adonai spoke to Moses [Drawn out], saying,

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 →

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