Genesis 35:13

And God went up from him in the place where he talked with him.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
God	אֱלֹהִ֑ים 'E.lo.Him	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · noun, common masculine plural absolute
up	וַיַּ֥עַל vai.Ya.'al	H5927	to ascend · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
place	בַּמָּק֖וֹם ba.ma.Kom	H4725	properly · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
talked	דִּבֶּ֥ר di.Ber	H1696	perhaps properly · verb, piel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

Genesis 17:22 And he left off talking with him, and God went up from Abraham.
Genesis 18:33 And the LORD went his way, as soon as he had left communing with Abraham: and Abraham returned unto his place.
Genesis 11:5 And the LORD came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men builded.
Judges 6:21 Then the angel of the LORD put forth the end of the staff that was in his hand, and touched the flesh and the unleavened cakes; and there ro…
Judges 13:20 For it came to pass, when the flame went up toward heaven from off the altar, that the angel of the LORD ascended in the flame of the altar.…
Luke 24:31 And their eyes were opened, and they knew him; and he vanished out of their sight.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Genesis 35:6-15

Jacob and his retinue having safely arrived at Bethel, we are here told what passed there. I. There he built an altar (Gen 35:7), and no doubt offered sacrifice upon it, perhaps the tenth of his cattle, according to his vow, I will give the tenth unto thee. With these sacrifices he joined praises for former mercies, particularly that which the sight of the place brought afresh to his remembrance; and he added prayers for the continuance of God's favour to him and his family. And he called the place (that is, the altar) El-beth-el, the God of Bethel. As, when he made a thankful acknowledgment of the honour God had lately done him in calling him Israel, he worshipped God by the name of El-eloh…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 35:13

God went up from him--The presence of God was indicated in some visible form and His acceptance of the sacrifice shown by the miraculous descent of fire from heaven, consuming it on the altar.

Adam Clarke on Genesis 35:13

And God went up from him - This was not a vision, nor a strong mental impression, but a real manifestation of God. Jacob saw and heard him speak, and before his eyes he went up - ascended to heaven. This was no doubt the future Savior, the Angel of the covenant. See Gen 16:7.

John Gill on Genesis 35:13

And God went up from him,.... Or "from above" him (x); by this it seems that there was a visible appearance of the glory of the Lord, as Onkelos, or of the Shechinah, as Jonathan; even of the Son of God in an human form, who either appeared just above him, or on the same spot with him, conversing with him as above related; and when he had done, ascended in a visible manner from him, till he disappeared: in the place where he talked with him; whether it was over him, or by him; thence he removed from him, and ceased talking with him; for communion with a divine Person is not constant and uninterrupted in the present state. (x) "desuper eum", Montanus.

The Church Fathers

DID JACOB IMITATE IDOLATERS BY ERECTING MONUMENTS? — And God went up from him from the place where he spoke with him. And Jacob set up a pillar in the place where God spoke with him, a pillar of stone; and offered a sacrifice upon it, and poured oil upon it. And Jacob called the name of the place in which God spoke with him, Bethel . Did this happen again in the same place where it had happened before? Or is it mentioned again? Whatever it was, Jacob offered a sacrifice, but not on the stone. He did not act, then, as idolaters do, who erect altars in front of the stone and offer a sacrifice as if they were gods. [
— Augustine of Hippo, QUESTIONS ON GENESIS, Q. 115 (tr. J. Litteral, draft)

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Dictionary and topics

Anthropomorphisms · MISCELLANEOUS FIGURES — MISCELLANEOUS FIGURES
Beth-El · .And builds an altar at — .And builds an altar at
Jacob · God confirms the covenant of Abraham to — God confirms the covenant of Abraham to

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 35:13

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Genesis 35:6-15

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 35:13

Adam Clarke on Genesis 35:13

John Gill on Genesis 35:13

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Genesis 35:13

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Genesis 35:6-15

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 35:13

Adam Clarke on Genesis 35:13

John Gill on Genesis 35:13

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Genesis 35:13

Keil & Delitzsch on Genesis 35:9-15

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Genesis 35:11-12

Rashi on Genesis 35:13