1 In the meantime God said to Jacob: Arise, and go up to Bethel, and dwell there, and make there an altar to God, who appeared to thee when thou didst flee from Esau thy brother.
2 And Jacob having called together all his household, said: Cast away the strange gods that are among you, and be cleansed and change your garments.
3 Arise, and let us go up to Bethel, that we may make there an altar to God: who heard me in the day of my affliction, and accompanied me in my journey.
4 So they gave him all the strange gods they had, and the earrings which were in their ears: and he buried them under the turpentine tree, that is behind the city of Sichem.
5 And when they were departed, the terror of God fell upon all the cities round about, and they durst not pursue after them as they went away.
6 And Jacob came to Luza, which is in the land of Chanaan, surnamed Bethel: he and all the people that were with him.
7 And he built there an altar, and called the name of that place, The house of God: for there God appeared to him when he fled from his brother.
8 At the same time Debora the nurse of Rebecca died, and was buried at the foot of Bethel under an oak: and the name of that place was called, The oak of weeping.
9 And God appeared again to Jacob, after he returned from Mesopotamia of Syria, and he blessed him,
10 Saying: Thou shalt not be called any more Jacob, but Israel shall be thy name. And he called him Israel.
11 And said to him: I am God Almighty, increase thou and be multiplied. Nations and peoples of nations shall be from thee, and kings shall come out of thy loins.
12 And the land which I gave to Abraham and Isaac, I will give to thee, and to thy seed after thee.
13 And he departed from him.
14 But he set up a monument of stone, in the place where God had spoken to him: pouring drink offerings upon it, and pouring oil thereon:
15 And calling the name of that place Bethel.
16 And going forth from thence, he came in the springtime to the land which leadeth to Ephrata: wherein when Rachel was in travail,
17 By reason of her hard labor she began to be in danger, and the midwife said to her: Fear not, for thou shalt have this son also.
18 And when her soul was departing for pain, and death was now at hand, she called the name of her son Benoni, that is, The son of my pain: but his father called him Benjamin, that is, The son of the right hand.
19 So Rachel died, and was buried in the highway that leadeth to Ephrata, that is Bethlehem.
20 And Jacob erected a pillar over her sepulcher: this is the pillar of Rachel's monument, to this day.
21 Departing thence, he pitched his tent beyond the Flock tower.
22 And when he dwelt in that country, Ruben went, and slept with Bala, the concubine of his father: which he was not ignorant of. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve.
23 The sons of Lia: Ruben the firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, and Juda, and Issachar, and Zebulon.
24 The sons of Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin.
25 The sons of Bala, Rachel's handmaid: Dan and Naphthali.
26 The sons of Zelpha, Lia's handmaid: Gad and Aser: these are the sons of Jacob, that were born to him in Mesopotamia of Syria.
27 And he came to Isaac his father in Mambre, the city of Arbee, this is Hebron: Wherein Abraham and Isaac sojourned.
28 And the days of Isaac were a hundred and eighty years.
29 And being spent with age he died, and was gathered to his people, being old and full of days: and 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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