Genesis 48:3
Then said Jacob unto Joseph, GOD Almighty, appeared unto me in Luz in the land of Canaan,—and blessed me;
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Genesis 17:6And I will make thee fruitful, exceedingly, and grant thee to be nations,—Yea kings, out of thee, shall come forth;
Genesis 28:12And he dreamed, and lo! a stairway, planted earthwards, with, its top, reaching towards the heavens,—and lo! messengers of God, ascending and descending thereon;
Genesis 28:19and called the name of that place—Beth-el,—nevertheless, Luz, was the name of the city, aforetime.
Genesis 35:9And God appeared unto Jacob again, when he came in from Padan-aram,—and blessed him.
Judges 1:23And the house of Joseph sent to spy out Bethel,—now, the name of the city, formerly, was, Luz.
Revelation 21:11having the glory of God,—her lustre, like unto a stone most precious, as a jasper stone, shining 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 →