Genesis 28:22
And, this stone which I have put for a pillar, shall be the house of God,—And, of all which thou shalt give me, a tenth, will I tithe unto thee.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
21and I come back in prosperity unto the house of my father, Then will Yahweh prove to be my God,—
Cross References
Genesis 14:20And blessed be GOD Most High, who hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. So he gave unto him a tenth of all.
Genesis 28:17And he feared and said, How fearful is this place! None other this, than the house of God! Nor this than the gate of the heavens
Genesis 35:1Then said God unto Jacob, Arise, go up to Bethel, and dwell there,—and make there an altar, to the GOD who appeared unto thee, when thou fleddest from the face of Esau thy brother.
Genesis 35:14And Jacob set up a pillar in the place where he had spoken with him, a pillar of stone,—and he poured out thereon a drink-offering, and poured thereon oil.
Genesis 47:26And Joseph appointed it for a statute—until this day, regarding the ground of Egypt, that Pharaoh, should take a fifth,—only, the ground of the priests, was, theirs alone, it had not become Pharaoh’s.
Leviticus 27:32And, as for all the tithe of herd and flock, all that passeth under the rod, the tenth, shall be holy unto Yahweh.
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 →