Genesis 28:13

And, behold, the LORD stood above it, and said, I am the LORD God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed;

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
LORD	יְהוָ֜ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
stood	נִצָּ֣ב ni.Tzav	H5324	to station · verb, niphal active participle, masculine singular absolute
said	וַיֹּאמַר֒ vai.yo.Mar	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
LORD	יְהוָ֗ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
God	אֱלֹהֵי֙ 'e.lo.Hei	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · noun, common masculine plural construct
Abraham	אַבְרָהָ֣ם 'av.ra.Ham	H85	Abraham · proper noun, a man's name
father	אָבִ֔יךָ 'a.Vi.kha	H1	father · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
God	וֵאלֹהֵ֖י ve.lo.Hei	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · conjunction + noun, common masculine plural construct
Isaac	יִצְחָ֑ק yitz.Chak	H3327	Jitschak (or Isaac) · proper noun, a man's name
land	הָאָ֗רֶץ ha.'A.retz	H776	the earth (at large · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
liest	שֹׁכֵ֣ב sho.Khev	H7901	to lie down (for rest · verb, qal active participle, masculine singular absolute
it	אֶתְּנֶ֖נָּה 'et.te.Ne.nah	H5414	to give · verb, qal imperfect, 1st person common singular + pronominal suffix, 3rd person feminine singular
seed	וּלְזַרְעֶֽךָ u.le.zar.'E.kha	H2233	seed · conjunction + preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

Genesis 13:15 For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever.
Genesis 35:12 And the 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 48:3 And Jacob said unto Joseph, God Almighty appeared unto me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me,
Genesis 26:24 And the LORD appeared unto him the same night, and said, I am the God of Abraham thy father: fear not, for I am with thee, and will bless th…
Genesis 35:1 And God said unto Jacob, Arise, go up to Beth-el, and dwell there: and make there an altar unto God, that appeared unto thee when thou fledd…
Genesis 12:7 And the LORD appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the LORD, who appeared u…
Exodus 3:6 Moreover he said, I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face; for he was…
Genesis 46:3 And he said, I am God, the God of thy father: fear not to go down into Egypt; for I will there make of thee a great nation:

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Genesis 28:10-15

We have here Jacob upon his journey towards Syria, in a very desolate condition, like one that was sent to seek his fortune; but we find that, though he was alone, yet he was not alone, for the Father was with him, Joh 16:32. If what is here recorded happened (as it should seem it did) the first night, he had made a long day's journey from Beersheba to Bethel, above forty miles. Providence brought him to a convenient place, probably shaded with trees, to rest himself in that night; and there he had, I. A hard lodging (Gen 28:11), the stones for his pillows, and the heavens for his canopy and curtains. As the usage then was, perhaps this was not so bad as it seems how to us; but we should thi…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 28:13

The Lord stood above it, and said--That Jacob might be at no loss to know the purport of the vision, he heard the divine voice; and the announcement of His name, together with a renewal of the covenant, and an assurance of personal protection, produced at once the most solemnizing and inspiriting effect on his mind.

Adam Clarke on Genesis 28:13

I am the Lord God of Abraham - Here God confirms to him the blessing of Abraham, for which Isaac had prayed, Gen 28:3, Gen 28:4.

John Gill on Genesis 28:13

And behold, the Lord stood above it,.... Ordering, directing, and overruling all things in Providence, for the glory of his name and the good of his people; and may signify, as the ladder may be a figure of Christ, that Jehovah the Father, is above him, as man and Mediator, and makes himself known in and by him, and delivers out all his blessings and promises through him, both temporal and spiritual, and such as follow: and said, I am the Lord God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: their covenant God and Father in Christ, who had made promises unto them, and bestowed blessings upon them; and the same was and would continue to be the God of Jacob, which is strongly intimated: the…

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The Church Fathers

Notice here, I ask you, the extraordinary care of the loving God. When he saw [Jacob] consenting to the journey in accordance with his mother's advice, which came out of fear of his brother, and taking to the road like some athlete, with no support from any source, leaving everything instead to help from on high, Christ wanted at the very beginning of the journey to strengthen Jacob's resolve. And so he appeared to him with the words "I am the God of Abraham and the God of your father Isaac." I have caused the patriarch and your father to experience a great increase in prosperity; so, far from being afraid, believe that I am he who fulfilled my promises and will shower on you my care.
— John Chrysostom, HOMILIES ON GENESIS 54.18

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Dictionary and topics

Bethel — House of God. (1.) A place in Central Palestine, about 10 miles north of Jerusalem, at the head of the pass of Michmash and Ai. It was originally the royal Canaanite city of Luz (Gen. 28:19). The…
Vows — Voluntary promises which, when once made, were to be kept if the thing vowed was right. They were made under a great variety of circumstances (Gen. 28: 18-22; Lev. 7:16; Num. 30:2-13; Deut. 23:18;…
Anthropomorphisms · MISCELLANEOUS FIGURES — MISCELLANEOUS FIGURES
Beth-El · .The place where Jacob saw the vision of the lad — .The place where Jacob saw the vision of the lad
Communion · . — .
Covenant, The · Made with: Jacob — Made with: Jacob
Gates · Illustrative: (Of heaven,) of access to God — Illustrative: (Of heaven,) of access to God
Holy Land · Promised to: Jacob — Promised to: Jacob
Jacob · His vision of the lad — His vision of the lad
Jews, The · Promises respecting made to: Jacob — Promises respecting made to: Jacob
Religion · .Jacob — .Jacob

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Genesis 28:13

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Genesis 28:10-15

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 28:13

Adam Clarke on Genesis 28:13

John Gill on Genesis 28:13

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Genesis 28:13

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Genesis 28:10-15

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 28:13

Adam Clarke on Genesis 28:13

John Gill on Genesis 28:13

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Genesis 28:13

Keil & Delitzsch on Genesis 28:10-15

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Genesis 28:12-15

Rashi on Genesis 28:13