Genesis 35:1

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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.

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  • Gen 12:8 : 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 13:3-4 : 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; 4 To the place where he had made his first altar, and there Abram gave worship to the name of the Lord.
  • Gen 16:8 : 8 And he said, Hagar, Sarai's servant, where have you come from and where are you going? And she said, I am running away from Sarai, my master's wife.
  • Gen 22:14 : 14 And Abraham gave that place the name Yahweh-yireh: as it is said to this day, In the mountain the Lord is seen.
  • Gen 27:41-45 : 41 So Esau was full of hate for Jacob because of his father's blessing; and he said in his heart, The days of weeping for my father are near; then I will put my brother Jacob to death. 42 Then Rebekah, hearing what Esau had said, sent for Jacob, her younger son, and said to him, It seems that your brother Esau is purposing to put you to death. 43 So now, my son, do what I say: go quickly to Haran, to my brother Laban; 44 And be there with him for a little time, till your brother's wrath is turned away; 45 Till the memory of what you have done to him is past and he is no longer angry: then I will send word for you to come back; are the two of you to be taken from me in one day?
  • Gen 28:10-22 : 10 So Jacob went out from Beer-sheba to go to Haran. 11 And coming to a certain place, he made it his resting-place for the night, for the sun had gone down; and he took one of the stones which were there, and putting it under his head he went to sleep in that place. 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 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 31:13 : 13 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.
  • 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.
  • Exod 2:15 : 15 Now when Pharaoh had news of this, he would have put Moses to death. But Moses went in flight from Pharaoh into the land of Midian: and he took his seat by a water-spring.
  • Deut 32:36 : 36 For the Lord will be judge of his people, he will have pity for his servants; when he sees that their power is gone, there is no one, shut up or free.
  • Ps 46:1 : 1 <To the chief music-maker. Of the sons of Korah; put to Alamoth. A Song.> God is our harbour and our strength, a very present help in trouble.
  • Ps 47:4 : 4 He will give us our heritage, the glory of Jacob who is dear to him. (Selah.)
  • Ps 91:15 : 15 When his cry comes up to me, I will give him an answer: I will be with him in trouble; I will make him free from danger and give him honour.
  • Eccl 5:4-6 : 4 It is better not to take an oath than to take an oath and not keep it. 5 Let not your mouth make your flesh do evil. And say not before the angel, It was an error. So that God may not be angry with your words and put an end to the work of your hands. 6 Because much talk comes from dreams and things of no purpose. But let the fear of God be in you.
  • Hos 12:4 : 4 In the body of his mother he took his brother by the foot, and in his strength he was fighting with God;

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Gen 35:2-3
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    2 Then Jacob said to all his people, Put away the strange gods which are among you, and make yourselves clean, and put on a change of clothing:

    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 35:6-7
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    6 And Jacob came to Luz in the land of Canaan (which is the same as Beth-el), he and all his people.

    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.

  • Gen 31:13
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    13 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.

  • Gen 35:13-15
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    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 31:3
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    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 28:2
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    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.

  • Gen 35:9-10
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    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.

  • Gen 32:8-9
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    8 And said, If Esau, meeting one group, makes an attack on them, the others will get away safely.

    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 27:43
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    43 So now, my son, do what I say: go quickly to Haran, to my brother Laban;

  • Gen 12:8
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    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 28:10
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    10 So Jacob went out from Beer-sheba to go to Haran.

  • Gen 28:16-21
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    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,

  • Gen 46:2
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    2 And God said to Israel in a night-vision, Jacob, Jacob. And he said, Here am I.

  • Gen 28:7
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    7 And that Jacob had done as his father and mother said and had gone to Paddan-aram;

  • Gen 26:2
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    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:

  • Gen 35:27
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    27 And Jacob came to his father Isaac at Mamre, at Kiriath-arba, that is, Hebron, where Abraham and Isaac had been living.

  • Gen 31:25
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    25 Now when Laban overtook him, Jacob had put up his tent in the hill-country; and Laban and his brothers put up their tents in the hill-country of Gilead.

  • Gen 32:3
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    3 Now Jacob sent servants before him to Esau, his brother, in the land of Seir, the country of Edom;

  • Gen 28:5
    72%

    5 So Isaac sent Jacob away: and he went to Paddan-aram, to Laban, son of Bethuel the Aramaean, the brother of Rebekah, the mother of Jacob and Esau.

  • Gen 31:11
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    11 And in my dream the angel of the Lord said to me, Jacob: and I said, Here am I.

  • Gen 32:20
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    20 And you are to say further, Jacob, your servant, is coming after us. For he said to himself, I will take away his wrath by the offering which I have sent on, and then I will come before him: it may be that I will have grace in his eyes.