Genesis 35:1

Good News Translation

God said to Jacob, “Go to Bethel at once, and live there. Build an altar there to me, the God who appeared to you when you were running away from your brother Esau.”

Cross References

Genesis 12:8

After that, he moved on south to the hill country east of the city of Bethel and set up his camp between Bethel on the west and Ai on the east. There also he built an altar and worshiped the Lord.

Genesis 16:8

and said, “Hagar, slave of Sarai, where have you come from and where are you going?” She answered, “I am running away from my mistress.”

Genesis 22:14

Abraham named that place “The Lord Provides.” And even today people say, “On the Lord's mountain he provides.”

Genesis 29:1

Jacob continued on his way and went toward the land of the East.

Genesis 31:13

I am the God who appeared to you at Bethel, where you dedicated a stone as a memorial by pouring olive oil on it and where you made a vow to me. Now get ready and go back to the land where you were born.’”

Genesis 31:3

Then the Lord said to him, “Go back to the land of your fathers and to your relatives. I will be with you.”

Genesis 34:31

But they answered, “We cannot let our sister be treated like a common whore.”

Genesis 35:15

He named the place Bethel.

Genesis 35:7

He built an altar there and named the place for the God of Bethel, because God had revealed himself to him there when he was running away from his brother.

Psalm 46:1

God is our shelter and strength, always ready to help in times of trouble.

Psalm 47:4

He chose for us the land where we live, the proud possession of his people, whom he loves.

Psalm 91:15

When they call to me, I will answer them; when they are in trouble, I will be with them. I will rescue them and honor them.

Exodus 2:15

When the king heard about what had happened, he tried to have Moses killed, but Moses fled and went to live in the land of Midian. One day, when Moses was sitting by a well, seven daughters of Jethro, the priest of Midian, came to draw water and fill the troughs for their father's sheep and goats.

Hosea 12:4

he fought against an angel and won. He wept and asked for a blessing. And at Bethel God came to our ancestor Jacob and spoke with him.

Nahum 1:15

Look, a messenger is coming over the mountains with good news! He is on his way to announce the victory! People of Judah, celebrate your festivals and give God what you solemnly promised him. The wicked will never invade your land again. They have been totally destroyed!

Deuteronomy 32:36

The Lord will rescue his people when he sees that their strength is gone. He will have mercy on those who serve him, when he sees how helpless they are.

1 Samuel 10:3

You will go on from there until you come to the sacred tree at Tabor, where you will meet three men on their way to offer a sacrifice to God at Bethel. One of them will be leading three young goats, another one will be carrying three loaves of bread, and the third one will have a leather bag full of wine.