Genesis 35:9

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

After Jacob came back to the land of Canaan, God appeared to him again. This time he gave Jacob a new name and blessed him by saying: I am God All-Powerful, and from now on your name will be Israel instead of Jacob. You will have many children. Your descendants will become nations, and some of the men in your family will even be kings.

Cross References

Genesis 12:7

but the LORD appeared to Abram and promised, “I will give this land to your family for ever.” Abram then built an altar there for the LORD.

Genesis 17:1

Abram was ninety-nine years old when the LORD appeared to him again and said, “I am God All-Powerful. If you obey me and always do right,

Genesis 18:1

One hot summer afternoon Abraham was sitting by the entrance to his tent near the sacred trees of Mamre, when the LORD appeared to him.

Genesis 25:20

and he was forty years old when he married Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel. She was also the sister of Laban, the Aramean from northern Syria. Almost twenty years later,

Genesis 26:2

because the LORD had appeared to Isaac and said: Isaac, stay away from Egypt! I will show you where I want you to go.

Genesis 28:13

The LORD was standing beside the ladder and said: I am the LORD God who was worshipped by Abraham and Isaac. I will give to you and your family the land on which you are now sleeping.

Genesis 31:3

One day the LORD said, “Jacob, go back to your relatives in the land of your ancestors, and I will bless you.”

Genesis 32:1

As Jacob was on his way back home, some of God's angels came and met him.

Genesis 35:1

God told Jacob, “Return to Bethel, where I appeared to you when you were running from your brother Esau. Make your home there and build an altar for me.”

Jeremiah 31:3

Some time ago, the LORD appeared to me and told me to say: Israel, I will always love you; that's why I've been so patient and kind.

Hosea 12:4

At Bethel, Jacob wrestled with an angel and won; then with tears in his eyes, he asked for a blessing, and God spoke to us there.

Hosea 12:5

God's name is the LORD, the LORD God All-Powerful.

Acts 7:2

Stephen answered: Friends, listen to me. Our glorious God appeared to our ancestor Abraham while he was still in Mesopotamia, before he had moved to Haran.