Genesis — Chapter 35

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Genesis 35:1 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.

Genesis 35:2 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:

Genesis 35:3 And let us arise, and go up to Bethel; and I will make there an altar unto God, ^Rwho answered me in the day of my distress, and was with me in the way which I went.

Genesis 35:4 And they gave unto Jacob all the strange gods which were in their hand, and all their ^Rearrings which were in their ears; and Jacob hid them under the oak which was by Shechem.

Genesis 35:5 And they journeyed: and ^Rthe terror of God was upon the cities that were round about them, and they did not pursue after the sons of Jacob.

Genesis 35:6 So Jacob came to ^RLuz, which is in the land of Canaan, that is, Bethel, he and all the people that were with him.

Genesis 35:7 And he ^Rbuilt there an altar, and called the place ^TElbethel: because there God appeared unto him, when he fled from the face of his brother.

Genesis 35:8 But Deborah ^RRebekah’s nurse died, and she was buried beneath Bethel under an oak: and the name of it was called ^TAllonbachuth.

Genesis 35:9 And God appeared unto Jacob again, when he came out of Padanaram, and blessed him.

Genesis 35:10 And God said unto him, Thy name is Jacob: thy name shall not be called any more Jacob, but ^RIsrael shall be thy name: and he called his name Israel.

Genesis 35:11 And God said unto him, I am ^RGod Almighty: be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall be of thee, and kings shall come out of thy loins;

Genesis 35:12 And ^Rthe land which I gave Abraham and Isaac, to thee I will give it, and to thy seed after thee will I give the land.

Genesis 35:13 And God went up from him in the place where he talked with him.

Genesis 35:14 And Jacob ^Rset 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.

Genesis 35:15 And Jacob called the name of the place where God spake with him, Bethel.

Genesis 35:16 And they journeyed from Bethel; and there was but ^Ta little way to come to Ephrath: and Rachel travailed, and she had hard labour.

Genesis 35:17 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.

Genesis 35:18 And it came to pass, as her soul was in departing, (for she died) that she called his name ^TBenoni: but his father called him ^TBenjamin.

Genesis 35:19 And ^RRachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which is Bethlehem.

Genesis 35:20 And Jacob set a pillar upon her grave: that is the pillar of Rachel’s grave unto this day.

Genesis 35:21 And Israel journeyed, and spread his tent beyond the tower of Edar.

Genesis 35:22 And it came to pass, when Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and ^Rlay with Bilhah his father’s concubine: and Israel heard it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve:

Genesis 35:23 The sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun:

Genesis 35:24 The sons of Rachel; Joseph, and Benjamin:

Genesis 35:25 And the sons of Bilhah, Rachel’s handmaid; Dan, and Naphtali:

Genesis 35:26 And the sons of Zilpah, Leah’s handmaid; Gad, and Asher: these are the sons of Jacob, which were born to him in Padanaram.

Genesis 35:27 And ^RJacob came unto Isaac his father unto Mamre, unto the city of Arbah, which is Hebron, where Abraham and Isaac sojourned.

Genesis 35:28 And the days of Isaac were an hundred and fourscore years.

Genesis 35:29 And ^RIsaac 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.

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Genesis 35:1–8 — Jacob Returns to Bethel

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God directs Jacob to Bethel to build an altar. Jacob’s household puts away strange gods, and God protects them on their journey. Deborah, Rebekah’s nurse, dies and is buried.

Key Truth: Jacob responds to God’s direction by preparing his household and returning to worship at Bethel.

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Genesis 35:9–15 — God’s Promise Reaffirmed

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God blesses Jacob, reaffirms the name Israel, and promises nations, kings, and the land given to Abraham and Isaac. Jacob sets up a stone pillar and calls the place Bethel.

Key Truth: God reaffirms His promises to Jacob and his descendants.

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Genesis 35:16–20 — Benjamin’s Birth and Rachel’s Death

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Rachel dies while giving birth. She calls the child Benoni, but Jacob names him Benjamin. Rachel is buried on the way to Ephrath, which is Bethlehem.

Key Truth: The birth of Benjamin is recorded alongside the sorrow of Rachel’s death.

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Genesis 35:21–29 — Jacob’s Sons and Isaac’s Death

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The passage records Reuben’s wrongdoing and lists Jacob’s twelve sons. Jacob comes to Isaac at Hebron; Isaac dies at 180 years old, and Esau and Jacob bury him.

Key Truth: The chapter records the family of Israel and the passing of Isaac.

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