Genesis 31:13

Bible in Basic English (1941)

I am the God of Beth-el, where you put oil on the pillar and took an oath to me: now then, come out of this land and go back to the country of your birth.

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  • Gen 31:3 : 3 Then the Lord said to Jacob, Go back to the land of your fathers, and to your relations, and I will be with you.
  • Gen 32:9 : 9 Then Jacob said, O God of my father Abraham, the God of my father Isaac, the Lord who said to me, Go back to your country and your family and I will be good to you:
  • Gen 28:12-22 : 12 And he had a dream, and in his dream he saw steps stretching from earth to heaven, and the angels of God were going up and down on them. 13 And he saw the Lord by his side, saying, I am the Lord, the God of Abraham your father, and the God of Isaac: I will give to you and to your seed this land on which you are sleeping. 14 Your seed will be like the dust of the earth, covering all the land to the west and to the east, to the north and to the south: you and your seed will be a name of blessing to all the families of the earth. 15 And truly, I will be with you, and will keep you wherever you go, guiding you back again to this land; and I will not give you up till I have done what I have said to you. 16 And Jacob, awaking from his sleep, said, Truly, the Lord is in this place and I was not conscious of it. 17 And fear came on him, and he said, This is a holy place; this is nothing less than the house of God and the doorway of heaven. 18 And early in the morning Jacob took the stone which had been under his head, and put it up as a pillar and put oil on it. 19 And he gave that place the name of Beth-el, but before that time the town was named Luz. 20 Then Jacob took an oath, and said, If God will be with me, and keep me safe on my journey, and give me food and clothing to put on, 21 So that I come again to my father's house in peace, then I will take the Lord to be my God, 22 And this stone which I have put up for a pillar will be God's house: and of all you give me, I will give a tenth part to you.
  • Gen 35:7 : 7 And there he made an altar, naming the place El-beth-el: because it was there he had the vision of God when he was in flight from his brother.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Gen 35:1
    83%

    1 And God said to Jacob, Go up now to Beth-el and make your living-place there: and put up an altar there to the God who came to you when you were in flight from your brother Esau.

  • Gen 31:3
    81%

    3 Then the Lord said to Jacob, Go back to the land of your fathers, and to your relations, and I will be with you.

  • Gen 32:9
    80%

    9 Then Jacob said, O God of my father Abraham, the God of my father Isaac, the Lord who said to me, Go back to your country and your family and I will be good to you:

  • Gen 35:3
    79%

    3 And let us go up to Beth-el: and there I will make an altar to God, who gave me an answer in the day of my trouble, and was with me wherever I went.

  • Gen 28:13
    78%

    13 And he saw the Lord by his side, saying, I am the Lord, the God of Abraham your father, and the God of Isaac: I will give to you and to your seed this land on which you are sleeping.

  • Gen 28:2-3
    2 verses
    77%

    2 But go to Paddan-aram, to the house of Bethuel, your mother's father, and there get yourself a wife from the daughters of Laban, your mother's brother.

    3 And may God, the Ruler of all, give you his blessing, giving you fruit and increase, so that you may become an army of peoples.

  • Gen 31:11-12
    2 verses
    76%

    11 And in my dream the angel of the Lord said to me, Jacob: and I said, Here am I.

    12 And he said, See how all the he-goats are banded and marked and coloured: for I have seen what Laban has done to you.

  • Gen 31:29-30
    2 verses
    76%

    29 It is in my power to do you damage: but the God of your father came to me this night, saying, Take care that you say nothing good or bad to Jacob.

    30 And now, it seems, you are going because your heart's desire is for your father's house; but why have you taken my gods?

  • Gen 35:13-15
    3 verses
    76%

    13 Then God went up from him in the place where he had been talking with him.

    14 And Jacob put up a pillar in the place where he had been talking with God, and put a drink offering on it, and oil.

    15 And he gave to the place where God had been talking with him, the name of Beth-el.

  • Gen 28:15-16
    2 verses
    75%

    15 And truly, I will be with you, and will keep you wherever you go, guiding you back again to this land; and I will not give you up till I have done what I have said to you.

    16 And Jacob, awaking from his sleep, said, Truly, the Lord is in this place and I was not conscious of it.

  • Gen 12:1
    75%

    1 Now the Lord said to Abram, Go out from your country and from your family and from your father's house, into the land to which I will be your guide:

  • Gen 46:2-3
    2 verses
    75%

    2 And God said to Israel in a night-vision, Jacob, Jacob. And he said, Here am I.

    3 And he said, I am God, the God of your father: go down to Egypt without fear, for I will make a great nation of you there:

  • Gen 31:14
    75%

    14 Then Rachel and Leah said to him in answer, What part or heritage is there for us in our father's house?

  • Gen 26:2-3
    2 verses
    75%

    2 And the Lord came to him in a vision and said, Do not go down to Egypt; keep in the land of which I will give you knowledge:

    3 Keep in this land, and I will be with you and give you my blessing; for to you and to your seed will I give all these lands, giving effect to the oath which I made to your father Abraham;

  • Gen 28:18-21
    4 verses
    74%

    18 And early in the morning Jacob took the stone which had been under his head, and put it up as a pillar and put oil on it.

    19 And he gave that place the name of Beth-el, but before that time the town was named Luz.

    20 Then Jacob took an oath, and said, If God will be with me, and keep me safe on my journey, and give me food and clothing to put on,

    21 So that I come again to my father's house in peace, then I will take the Lord to be my God,

  • Gen 35:7
    74%

    7 And there he made an altar, naming the place El-beth-el: because it was there he had the vision of God when he was in flight from his brother.

  • Acts 7:3
    74%

    3 And said to him, Go out of your land, and away from your family, and come into the land to which I will be your guide.

  • Gen 31:42
    74%

    42 If the God of my father, the God of Abraham and the Fear of Isaac, had not been with me, you would have sent me away with nothing in my hands. But God has seen my troubles and the work of my hands, and this night he kept you back.

  • Gen 13:3
    74%

    3 And travelling on from the South, he came to Beth-el, to the place where his tent had been before, between Beth-el and Ai;

  • Gen 12:8
    73%

    8 And moving on from there to the mountain on the east of Beth-el, he put up his tent, having Beth-el on the west and Ai on the east: and there he made an altar and gave worship to the name of the Lord.

  • Gen 35:9-11
    3 verses
    73%

    9 Now when Jacob was on his way from Paddan-aram, God came to him again and, blessing him, said,

    10 Jacob is your name, but it will be so no longer; from now your name will be Israel; so he was named Israel.

    11 And God said to him, I am God, the Ruler of all: be fertile, and have increase; a nation, truly a group of nations, will come from you, and kings will be your offspring;

  • Gen 30:25
    73%

    25 Now after the birth of Joseph, Jacob said to Laban, Let me go away to my place and my country.

  • Gen 31:5
    73%

    5 And he said to them, It is clear to me that your father's feeling is no longer what it was to me; but the God of my father has been with me

  • Gen 31:53
    73%

    53 May the God of Abraham and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, be our judge. Then Jacob took an oath by the Fear of his father Isaac.

  • Gen 27:43
    73%

    43 So now, my son, do what I say: go quickly to Haran, to my brother Laban;

  • Gen 24:7
    72%

    7 The Lord God of heaven, who took me from my father's house and from the land of my birth, and made an oath to me, saying, To your seed I will give this land: he will send his angel before you and give you a wife for my son in that land.

  • Gen 31:44
    72%

    44 Come, let us make an agreement, you and I; and let it be for a witness between us.

  • Gen 30:30
    72%

    30 For before I came you had little, and it has been greatly increased; and the Lord has given you a blessing in everything I have done; but when am I to do something for my family?