1 And God said unto Jacob, Arise, go up to Bethel, and dwell there: and make there an altar unto God, that appeared unto thee when thou fleddest from the face of Esau thy brother.
2 Then Jacob said unto his household, and to all that [were] with him, Put away the strange gods that [are] among you, and be clean, and change your garments:
3 And let us arise, and go up to Bethel; and I will make there an altar unto God, who answered me in the day of my distress, and was with me in the way which I went.
4 And they gave unto Jacob all the strange gods which [were] in their hand, and [all their] earrings which [were] in their ears; and Jacob hid them under the oak which [was] by Shechem.
5 And they journeyed: and the terror of God was upon the cities that [were] round about them, and they did not pursue after the sons of Jacob.
6 So Jacob came to Luz, which [is] in the land of Canaan, that [is], Bethel, he and all the people that [were] with him.
7 And he built there an altar, and called the place Elbethel: because there God appeared unto him, when he fled from the face of his brother.
8 But Deborah Rebekah's nurse died, and she was buried beneath Bethel under an oak: and the name of it was called Allonbachuth.
9 And God appeared unto Jacob again, when he came out of Padanaram, and blessed him.
10 And God said unto him, Thy name [is] Jacob: thy name shall not be called any more Jacob, but Israel shall be thy name: and he called his name Israel.
11 And God said unto him, I [am] God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall be of thee, and kings shall come out of thy loins;
12 And the land which I gave Abraham and Isaac, to thee I will give it, and to thy seed after thee will I give the land.
13 And God went up from him in the place where he talked with him.
14 And Jacob set up a pillar in the place where he talked with him, [even] a pillar of stone: and he poured a drink offering thereon, and he poured oil thereon.
15 And Jacob called the name of the place where God spake with him, Bethel.
16 And they journeyed from Bethel; and there was but a little way to come to Ephrath: and Rachel travailed, and she had hard labour.
17 And it came to pass, when she was in hard labour, that the midwife said unto her, Fear not; thou shalt have this son also.
18 And it came to pass, as her soul was in departing, (for she died) that she called his name Benoni: but his father called him Benjamin.
19 And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which [is] Bethlehem.
20 And Jacob set a pillar upon her grave: that [is] the pillar of Rachel's grave unto this day.
21 And Israel journeyed, and spread his tent beyond the tower of Edar.
22 And it came to pass, when Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father's concubine: and Israel heard [it]. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve:
23 The sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacob's firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun:
24 The sons of Rachel; Joseph, and Benjamin:
25 And the sons of Bilhah, Rachel's handmaid; Dan, and Naphtali:
26 And the sons of Zilpah, Leah's handmaid; Gad, and Asher: these [are] the sons of Jacob, which were born to him in Padanaram.
27 And Jacob came unto Isaac his father unto Mamre, unto the city of Arbah, which [is] Hebron, where Abraham and Isaac sojourned.
28 And the days of Isaac were an hundred and fourscore years.
29 And Isaac gave up the ghost, and died, and was gathered unto his people, [being] old and full of days: and his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.
Versículos relacionados com Genesis, 35:
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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