Genesis 35:15

Genesis 35:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Jacob called the name of the place where God spake with him, Beth–el.
• New International Version (NIV)Jacob called the place where God had talked with him Bethel.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So Jacob called the name of the place where God had spoken with him Bethel.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And Jacob called the name of the place where God spoke with him, Bethel.

Context of Genesis 35:15

13Then God went up from the place where He had spoken with him. 14So Jacob set up a pillar in the place where God had spoken with him—a stone marker—and he poured out a drink offering on it and anointed it with oil. Jacob called the place where God had spoken with him Bethel. 16Later, they set out from Bethel, and while they were still some distance from Ephrath, Rachel began to give birth, and her labor was difficult. 17During her severe labor, the midwife said to her, “Do not be afraid, for you are having another son.”

Genesis 35:15 word by word

וַיִּקְרָ֨א יַעֲקֹ֜ב אֶת־שֵׁ֣ם הַמָּק֗וֹם אֲשֶׁר֩ דִּבֶּ֨ר אִתּ֥וֹ שָׁ֛ם אֱלֹהִ֖ים בֵּֽית־אֵֽל׃Read the interlinear

• Jacobיַעֲקֹבya‛ăqôb · JacobH3290
• ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
• calledקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call byH7121
• calledשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• the placeמָקוֹםmâqôm mâqôm meqômâh meqômâh · placeH4725
• whereאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• had spokenדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• with himאֵת'êth · withH854
• Bethelשָׁםshâm · thereH8033
• Bethelבֵּֽיתְ־אֵלbêyth-'êl · BethelH1008

Cross-references for Genesis 35:15

• Genesis 28:19and he called that place Bethel, though previously the city had been named Luz.

Commentaries on Genesis 35:15

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-29Verses 1-29 - The Death of Isaac 8. דברה deborâh Deborah, “bee.” בּכוּת אלּון 'alôn -bākût Allon-bakuth, “oak of weeping.” 16. כברה kı̂brâh “length stretch.” A certain but unknown distance, a stadium or furlong (Josephus) a hippodrome (Septuagint) which was somewhat longer, a mile (Kimchi). אפרת 'ephrâth Ephrath, “fruitful or ashy.” 18. בן־אוני ben -'ônı̂y Ben-oni, “son of my pain.” בנימין bı̂nyāmı̂yn Binjamin, “son of the right hand.” 19. לחם בית…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-15Verses 6-15 The comfort the saints have in holy ordinances, is not so much from Beth-el, the house of God, as from El-beth-el, the God of the house. The ordinances are empty things, if we do not meet with God in them. There Jacob buried Deborah, Rebekah's nurse. She died much lamented. Old servants in a family, that have in their time been faithful and useful, ought to be respected. God appeared to Jacob. He renewed the covenant with him. I am God…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14-15In fulfilling his vow (28:20–22), Jacob’s actions were almost identical to his actions in the earlier experience at Bethel (compare 28:16–19).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-151. God said unto Jacob, Arise, &c.--This command was given seasonably in point of time and tenderly in respect of language. The disgraceful and perilous events that had recently taken place in the patriarch's family must have produced in him a strong desire to remove without delay from the vicinity of Shechem. Borne down by an overwhelming sense of the criminality of his two sons--of the offense they had given to God and the dishonor they had brought on…Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 35:15

• Beth-El
• Blessing
• Jacob

In the dictionaries

• God
• Jacob
• Jacob, Israel
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Change
• Hard
• Pillar
• Pursue
• Travail
• Archaeology; Archaeology and Criticism

Commentaries on Genesis 35

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings