Genesis 48:3

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Jacob said to Joseph, 'God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan and blessed me.'

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  • Gen 17:1 : 1 When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to him and said, "I am God Almighty; walk before Me faithfully and be blameless."
  • Exod 6:3 : 3 I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob as God Almighty, but by my name, the LORD, I was not known to them.
  • Judg 1:23 : 23 The house of Joseph spied out Bethel, which had previously been called Luz.
  • Hos 12:4 : 4 In the womb, he grasped his brother’s heel; and in his strength, he struggled with God.
  • Rev 21:11 : 11 It shone with the glory of God, and its radiance was like a very precious jewel, like jasper, clear as crystal.
  • Gen 28:3 : 3 May God Almighty bless you, make you fruitful, and multiply you, so that you become a community of peoples.
  • Gen 28:12-19 : 12 And he dreamed; behold, there was a ladder set up on the earth, and its top reached to heaven. The angels of God were ascending and descending on it. 13 And there was the Lord standing above it, and He said, 'I am the Lord, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. The land on which you are lying, I will give to you and to your descendants.' 14 Your descendants will be as numerous as the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west, to the east, to the north, and to the south. Through you and your descendants, all the families of the earth will be blessed. 15 Look, I am with you, and I will guard you wherever you go. I will bring you back to this land, because I will not leave you until I have done everything I promised you. 16 Jacob woke up from his sleep and said, 'Surely the Lord is in this place, and I did not know it.' 17 He was afraid and said, 'How amazing is this place! This is none other than the house of God; this is the gate of heaven.' 18 Early in the morning, Jacob took the stone he had used as a pillow, set it up as a pillar, and poured oil on its top. 19 He called the name of that place Bethel, but previously the name of the city was called Luz.
  • Gen 35:6-7 : 6 Jacob and all the people with him came to Luz (that is Bethel) in the land of Canaan. 7 There he built an altar and named the place El Bethel (God of Bethel), because it was there that God revealed Himself to him when he was fleeing from his brother.
  • Gen 35:9-9 : 9 God appeared to Jacob again after he returned from Paddan-Aram, and He blessed him. 10 God said to him, "Your name is Jacob, but you will no longer be called Jacob; your name will be Israel." So He named him Israel. 11 God said to him, "I am God Almighty. Be fruitful and multiply. A nation, indeed a community of nations, will come from you, and kings will come from your own body." 12 The land that I gave to Abraham and Isaac, I will give to you, and I will also give it to your descendants after you.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Gen 48:15-16
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    15Then he blessed Joseph and said, 'The God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked faithfully, the God who has been my shepherd all my life to this day,'

    16'The Angel who redeemed me from all harm, may he bless these boys. May they be called by my name and the names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac. May they grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.'

  • Gen 35:9
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    9God appeared to Jacob again after he returned from Paddan-Aram, and He blessed him.

  • Gen 48:2
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    2When Jacob was told, 'Your son Joseph is coming to you,' Israel strengthened himself and sat up on the bed.

  • Gen 48:4
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    4He said to me, 'I am about to make you fruitful and multiply you. I will make you a community of peoples, and I will give this land to your descendants after you as a permanent possession.'

  • Gen 28:19
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    19He called the name of that place Bethel, but previously the name of the city was called Luz.

  • Gen 35:6-7
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    6Jacob and all the people with him came to Luz (that is Bethel) in the land of Canaan.

    7There he built an altar and named the place El Bethel (God of Bethel), because it was there that God revealed Himself to him when he was fleeing from his brother.

  • Gen 48:11-12
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    11Israel said to Joseph, 'I never expected to see your face again, but now God has even let me see your children.'

    12Joseph removed the boys from Israel’s knees and bowed down with his face to the ground.

  • Gen 47:7
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    7Then Joseph brought his father Jacob in and presented him before Pharaoh, and Jacob blessed Pharaoh.

  • Gen 46:2-3
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    2God spoke to Israel in visions during the night, calling, 'Jacob, Jacob!' And he replied, 'Here I am.'

    3God said, 'I am God, the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you into a great nation there.'

  • Gen 48:20-21
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    20On that day, he blessed them and said, 'By you, Israel will pronounce this blessing: May God make you like Ephraim and Manasseh.' So he placed Ephraim ahead of Manasseh.

    21Then Israel said to Joseph, 'Look, I am about to die, but God will be with you and will bring you back to the land of your ancestors.'

  • Gen 48:8-9
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    8When Israel saw Joseph’s sons, he asked, 'Who are these?'

    9Joseph said to his father, 'They are my sons whom God has given to me here.' Israel said, 'Bring them to me, please, so I may bless them.'

  • Gen 32:9
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    9He thought, 'If Esau comes and attacks one camp, then the other camp that is left will escape.'

  • Exod 3:16
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    16Go, assemble the elders of Israel, and tell them, 'The LORD, the God of your ancestors—the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—has appeared to me and said: "I have watched over you and have seen what has been done to you in Egypt."

  • Gen 28:13
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    13And there was the Lord standing above it, and He said, 'I am the Lord, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. The land on which you are lying, I will give to you and to your descendants.'

  • Gen 35:1
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    1God said to Jacob, "Get up, go to Bethel, and settle there. Build an altar there to the God who appeared to you when you fled from your brother Esau."

  • Gen 50:24
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    24Then Joseph said to his brothers, 'I am about to die. But God will surely come to your aid and take you up out of this land to the land he promised on oath to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.'

  • Gen 35:3
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    3"Let us arise and go up to Bethel, and I will build an altar there to the God who answered me in the day of my distress and who has been with me wherever I have gone."

  • Judg 1:23
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    23The house of Joseph spied out Bethel, which had previously been called Luz.

  • Gen 49:25-26
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    25Because of the God of your father, who helps you, because of the Almighty, who blesses you with blessings of the heavens above, blessings of the deep that lies below, blessings of the breast and womb.

    26The blessings of your father are greater than the blessings of the ancient mountains, than the bounty of the age-old hills. Let all these rest on the head of Joseph, on the brow of the prince among his brothers.

  • Gen 31:5
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    5He said to them, 'I see that your father’s attitude toward me is not as it was before, but the God of my father has been with me.'

  • Gen 32:29-30
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    29Then the man said, 'Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel, because you have struggled with God and with men and have prevailed.'

    30Jacob said, 'Please tell me your name.' But he replied, 'Why do you ask my name?' Then he blessed him there.

  • Gen 28:3
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    3May God Almighty bless you, make you fruitful, and multiply you, so that you become a community of peoples.

  • Gen 31:11
    71%

    11In the dream, the angel of God said to me, 'Jacob!' And I replied, 'Here I am.'

  • Gen 35:11
    70%

    11God said to him, "I am God Almighty. Be fruitful and multiply. A nation, indeed a community of nations, will come from you, and kings will come from your own body."

  • Deut 33:13
    70%

    13Of Joseph he said: 'May his land be blessed by the Lord with the choicest gifts of heaven, with the dew and the waters lying beneath.'

  • Gen 31:3
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    3Then the LORD said to Jacob, 'Return to the land of your ancestors and to your family, and I will be with you.'