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Genesis 35:9-19
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Genesis 35:9-19
Holman Christian Standard Bible
9 God appeared to Jacob again after he returned from Paddan-aram, and He blessed him. 10 God said to him:
Your name is Jacob;
you will no longer be named Jacob,
but your name will be Israel.(A)
So He named him Israel. 11 God also said to him:
I am God Almighty.(B)
Be fruitful and multiply.(C)
A nation, indeed an assembly of nations,
will come from you,(D)
and kings will descend from you.[a](E)
12 I will give to you the land
that I gave to Abraham and Isaac.(F)
And I will give the land
to your future descendants.
13 Then God withdrew[b](G) from him at the place where He had spoken to him.
14 Jacob set up a marker at the place where He had spoken to him—a stone marker. He poured a drink offering on it and anointed it with oil.(H) 15 Jacob named the place where God had spoken with him Bethel.
Rachel’s Death
16 They set out from Bethel. When they were still some distance from Ephrath, Rachel began to give birth, and her labor was difficult. 17 During her difficult labor, the midwife said to her, “Don’t be afraid, for you have another son.”(I) 18 With her last breath—for she was dying—she named him Ben-oni,[c] but his father called him Benjamin.[d] 19 So Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem(J)).
Read full chapterFootnotes
- Genesis 35:11 Lit will come from your loins
- Genesis 35:13 Lit went up
- Genesis 35:18 = Son of My Sorrow
- Genesis 35:18 = Son of the Right Hand
Genesis 35:9-19
New International Version
Genesis 35:9-19
New International Version
9 After Jacob returned from Paddan Aram,[a](A) God appeared to him again and blessed him.(B) 10 God said to him, “Your name is Jacob,[b] but you will no longer be called Jacob; your name will be Israel.[c]”(C) So he named him Israel.
11 And God said to him, “I am God Almighty[d];(D) be fruitful and increase in number.(E) A nation(F) and a community of nations will come from you, and kings will be among your descendants.(G) 12 The land I gave to Abraham and Isaac I also give to you, and I will give this land to your descendants after you.(H)”(I) 13 Then God went up from him(J) at the place where he had talked with him.
14 Jacob set up a stone pillar(K) at the place where God had talked with him, and he poured out a drink offering(L) on it; he also poured oil on it.(M) 15 Jacob called the place where God had talked with him Bethel.[e](N)
The Deaths of Rachel and Isaac(O)
16 Then they moved on from Bethel. While they were still some distance from Ephrath,(P) Rachel(Q) began to give birth and had great difficulty. 17 And as she was having great difficulty in childbirth, the midwife(R) said to her, “Don’t despair, for you have another son.”(S) 18 As she breathed her last—for she was dying—she named her son Ben-Oni.[f](T) But his father named him Benjamin.[g](U)
19 So Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath(V) (that is, Bethlehem(W)).
Footnotes
- Genesis 35:9 That is, Northwest Mesopotamia; also in verse 26
- Genesis 35:10 Jacob means he grasps the heel, a Hebrew idiom for he deceives.
- Genesis 35:10 Israel probably means he struggles with God.
- Genesis 35:11 Hebrew El-Shaddai
- Genesis 35:15 Bethel means house of God.
- Genesis 35:18 Ben-Oni means son of my trouble.
- Genesis 35:18 Benjamin means son of my right hand.
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