13And, 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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For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever.
And Jacob said unto Joseph, God Almighty appeared unto me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me,
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.
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 thee, and multiply thy seed for my servant Abraham's sake.
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 unto him.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 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 , John 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 broug…
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