1 God said to Jacob, 'Move on, go to Bethel and settle there. Make an altar there for the God who appeared to you when you were fleeing from your brother Esau.'
2 Jacob said to his family and to all who were with him, 'Get rid of the foreign gods you have with you; cleanse yourselves, and change your clothes.
3 We must move on and go to Bethel. There I shall make an altar for the God who heard me when I was in distress, and gave me his help on the journey I made.'
4 They gave Jacob all the foreign gods in their possession, and the earrings that they were wearing. Jacob buried them under the oak tree near Shechem.
5 They broke camp; a divine terror struck the towns round about, and no one pursued the sons of Jacob.
6 When Jacob arrived at Luz in Canaan -- that is, Bethel-and all the people with him,
7 he built an altar there and named the place El-Bethel, since it was there that God had appeared to him when he was fleeing from his brother.
8 Deborah, who had been Rebekah's nurse, died and was buried below Bethel, under the oak tree; so they named it the Oak of Tears.
9 God again appeared to Jacob on his return from Paddan-Aram, and blessed him.
10 God said to him, 'Your name is Jacob, but from now on you will be called not Jacob but Israel.' Thus he came by the name Israel.
11 God said to him, 'I am El Shaddai. Be fruitful and multiply. A nation, indeed an assembly of nations, will descend from you, and kings will issue from your loins.
12 The country which I gave to Abraham and Isaac, I now give to you; and this country I shall give to your descendants after you.'
13 Then God went up from him.
14 Jacob raised a monument at the spot where he had spoken to him, a standing-stone, on which he made a libation and poured oil.
15 Jacob named the place Bethel where God had spoken to him.
16 They left Bethel, and while they were still some distance from Ephrath, Rachel went into labour, and her pains were severe.
17 When her labour was at its hardest, the midwife said to her, 'Do not worry, this is going to be another boy.'
18 At the moment when she breathed her last, for she was dying, she named him Ben-Oni. His father, however, named him Benjamin.
19 So Rachel died and was buried on the road to Ephrath, now Bethlehem.
20 Jacob raised a monument on her grave, that same monument of Rachel's Tomb which is there today.
21 Israel left and pitched his tent beyond Migdal-Eder.
22 While Israel was living in that district, Reuben went and slept with Bilhah his father's concubine, and Israel found out. The sons of Jacob were now twelve.
23 The sons of Leah: Jacob's eldest son Reuben, then Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar and Zebulun.
24 The sons of Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin.
25 The sons of Bilhah, Rachel's slave-girl: Dan and Naphtali.
26 The sons of Zilpah, Leah's slave-girl: Gad and Asher. These were the sons born to Jacob in Paddan-Aram.
27 Jacob came home to his father Isaac at Mamre, at Kiriath-Arba -- now Hebron -- where Abraham and Isaac had stayed.
28 Isaac was one hundred and eighty years old
29 when he breathed his last. He died and was gathered to his people, an old man who had enjoyed his full span of life. His sons Esau and Jacob buried him.
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Genesis 35 narrates how Jacob and his family return to Bethel, the place where God had promised Jacob the land of Canaan and where Jacob made a vow to God. When they get there, they build an altar to God and rename the city to Bethel. In this chapter, the death of Rebeca's milk is also mentioned, Debora, and the death of Rachel, wife of Jacob, who gives birth to her second child, Benjamin, before she died. Here are five verses related to the topics addressed in Genesis 35:
Genesis 28:16-17 - "When Jacob woke up from his sleep, he thought, 'No doubt the Lord is in this place, but I didn't know!' He was afraid and said, 'This is a terrible place! This is the house of God, this is the door of heaven! '"This verse makes reference to the moment God appeared to Jacob in a dream and made promises to him in Bethel. The construction of the altar in Bethel in Genesis 35 is a response to that experience of God.
2 Corinthians 6:16 - "What agreement is there between the temple of God and the idols? For we are sanctuary of the living God. As God said, 'I will dwell with them and walk among them; I will be their God, and they will be my people '. " This verse highlights the importance of recognizing that we are sanctuaries of the living God and that He dwells in us. The construction of the altar in Bethel is a recognition of God's presence in that place.
Psalm 121:8 - "The Lord will keep your departure and your arrival from now on and forever." This verse highlights the promise that God will keep and protect those who trust in Him in his journeys. Jacob and his family traveled back to Bethel and built an altar for God there, trusting his protection and guide.
Romans 8:28 - "We know that God acts in all things for the good of those who love Him, of those who were called according to their purpose." This verse highlights the promise that God uses all things for the good of those who love Him and are called according to His purpose. Rachel's death, though sad, also led to the birth of Benjamin, who would become an important leader of Israel.
Matthew 5:4 - "Blessed are those who cry, for they will be comforted." This verse highlights the promise of comfort to those who cry. Rachel's death was certainly an occasion to cry, but God promises comfort and comfort for those who suffer.
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