Genesis 48:3

He said to Joseph, “When I was at Luz in Canaan, God Almighty appeared to me. He blessed me

Translation for Translators

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

2When someone told Jacob, “Look, your son Joseph has come to see you!” Jacob sat up on the bed, even though it was difficult for him to do that.

4and said to me, ‘I am going to enable you to become the father of many children. You will have many descendants, and they will become the ancestors of many people-groups. And I will give this land to your descendants to possess forever.’

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Cross References

Genesis 17:6I will enable you to have very many descendants, and I will cause them to become great nations/people-groups, and some of your descendants will become kings.

Genesis 28:12While he was sleeping, he had a dream, in which he was surprised to see a stairway. The bottom of the stairway was on the earth and the top was in the sky. Jacob also saw that God’s angels were going up and down the stairway.

Genesis 28:19He named that place Bethel, which means ‘house of God’. Previously its name was Luz.

Genesis 35:9After Jacob and his family returned from Paddan-Aram/Mesopotamia, while they were still at Bethel, God appeared to Jacob again and blessed him.

Judges 1:23They sent some spies to find out everything that they could find out about Bethel, which was previously called Luz.

Revelation 21:11It was shining with his glory. The city was shining like a very precious jasper stone shines, and it was clear 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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