1 And God said to Jacob, "Arise, go up to Bethel and dwell there, and make an altar to the God who appeared to you when you fled from before Esau your brother."
Genesis 35:1 Cross References - LEB
Genesis 12:8
8 And he moved on from there to the hill country, east of Bethel. And he pitched his tent at Bethel on the west, and at Ai on the east. And he built an altar there to Yahweh. And he called on the name of Yahweh.
Genesis 13:3-4
Genesis 16:8
8 And he said to Hagar, the servant of Sarai, "⌊From where⌋* have you come, and where are you going?" And she said, "I am fleeing from the presence of Sarai my mistress."
Genesis 22:14
14 And Abraham called the name of that place "Yahweh ⌊will provide⌋,"* ⌊for which reason⌋* it is said today, "on the mountain of Yahweh ⌊it shall be provided⌋."*
Genesis 27:41-45
41 Then Esau held a grudge against Jacob on account of the blessing with which his father had blessed him. And Esau said in his heart,* "The days of mourning for my father are coming, then I will kill Jacob my brother."
42 But the words of Esau her older son were told to Rebekah. And she sent and called for her younger son Jacob. And she said to him, "Look, Esau your brother is consoling himself concerning you, intending to kill you.
43 Now then, my son, listen to my voice; arise and flee to Haran to Laban my brother.
44 Stay with him a few days until the wrath of your brother has turned—
45 until the anger of your brother turns from you and he has forgotten what you have done to him. Then I will send and bring you from there. Why should I lose the two of you in one day?"
Genesis 28:10-22
10 Then Jacob went out from Beersheba and went to Haran.
11 And he arrived at a certain place and spent the night there, because the sun had set. And he took one of the stones of the place and put it under his head and slept at that place.
12 And he dreamed, and behold, a stairway was set on the earth, and its top touched the heavens. And behold, angels of God were going up and going down on it.
13 And behold, Yahweh was standing beside him,* and he said, "I am Yahweh, the God of Abraham your father, and the God of Isaac. The ground on which you were sleeping I will give to you and to your descendants.
14 Your descendants shall be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west, and to the east, and to the north and to the south. And all the families of the earth will be blessed through you and through your descendants.
15 Now behold, I am with you, and I will keep you wherever you go. And I will bring you to this land, for I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised to you."
16 Then Jacob awoke from his sleep and said, "Surely Yahweh ⌊is indeed⌋* in this place and I did not know!"
17 Then he was afraid and said, "How awesome is this place! ⌊This is nothing else than the house of God⌋,* and this is the gate of heaven!"
18 And Jacob rose early in the morning, and he took the stone that he had put under his head and set it up as a stone pillar, and poured oil on top of it.
19 And he called the name of that place Bethel; however, the name of the city was formerly Luz.
20 And Jacob made a vow* saying, "If God will be with me and protect me on this way that I am going, and gives me food to eat and clothing to wear,
21 and if I return in peace to the house of my father, then Yahweh will become my God.
22 And this stone that I have set up as a pillar shall be the house of God, and of all that you give to me I will certainly give a tenth to you."
Genesis 31:3
3 And Yahweh said to Jacob, "Return to the land of your ancestors* and to your family, and I will be with you."
Genesis 31:13
13 I am the God of Bethel where you anointed a stone pillar, where you made a vow to me. Now get up, go out from this land and return to the land of your birth.'"
Genesis 35:7
7 And he built an altar there and called the place El-Bethel, for there God had appeared to him when he fled before his brother.
Exodus 2:15
15 And Pharaoh heard this matter, and he sought to kill Moses, and Moses fled from Pharaoh, and he lived in the land of Midian, and he lived at ⌊a certain well⌋.*
Deuteronomy 32:36
36 For Yahweh will judge on behalf of his people, and concerning his servants; he will change his mind when he sees that their power has disappeared, and there is no one left, confined* or free.*
Psalms 46:1
1 For the music director. Of the sons of Korah. According to Alamoth. A song.*
God is our refuge and strength, a very sufficient help in troubles.
God is our refuge and strength, a very sufficient help in troubles.
Psalms 47:4
4 He chooses for us our inheritance, the pride of Jacob whom he loves.
Psalms 91:15
15 He will call upon me and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will rescue and honor him.
Ecclesiastes 5:4-6
4 When you make a vow to God, do not delay in fulfilling it, for ⌊he takes no pleasure⌋* in fools. Fulfill what you vow!
5 It is better that you not vow than that you vow and not fulfill it.
6 Do not let your mouth lead your flesh into sin, and do not tell the messenger that it was a mistake. Why anger God at your words, so that he destroys the work of your hands?
Hosea 12:4
4 He struggled with the angel and prevailed; he pleaded for his mercy. He met him at Bethel, and there he spoke with him.*
Nahum 1:15
15 * Look! On the mountains! The feet of the one who brings good tidings, the one who proclaims peace! "Celebrate a festival, O Judah, Fulfill your vows! For he will not invade you again; the wicked one is cut off completely!"