Genesis 28:18

Genesis 28:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put for his pillows, and set it up for a pillar, and poured oil upon the top of it.
• New International Version (NIV)Early the next morning Jacob took the stone he had placed under his head and set it up as a pillar and poured oil on top of it.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So early in the morning Jacob took the stone that he had put under his head and set it up for a pillar and poured oil on the top of it.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then Jacob rose early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put at his head, set it up as a pillar, and poured oil on top of it.

Context of Genesis 28:18

16Then Jacob woke up and thought, “Surely the Lord is in this place, but I did not realize it!” 17He was afraid and said, “What an awesome place this is! This is nothing else than the house of God! This is the gate of heaven!” Early in the morning Jacob took the stone he had placed near his head and set it up as a sacred stone. Then he poured oil on top of it. 19He called that place Bethel, although the former name of the town was Luz. 20Then Jacob made a vow, saying, “If God is with me and protects me on this journey I am taking and gives me food to eat and clothing to wear,

Genesis 28:18 word by word

וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨ם יַעֲקֹ֜ב בַּבֹּ֗קֶר וַיִּקַּ֤ח אֶת־הָאֶ֙בֶן֙ אֲשֶׁר־שָׂ֣ם מְרַֽאֲשֹׁתָ֔יו וַיָּ֥שֶׂם אֹתָ֖הּ מַצֵּבָ֑ה וַיִּצֹ֥ק שֶׁ֖מֶן עַל־רֹאשָֽׁהּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Jacobיַעֲקֹבya‛ăqôb · JacobH3290
• rose up earlyשָׁכַםshâkam · to riseH7925
• in the morningבֹּ֫קֶרbôqer · morningH1242
• and tookלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• the stoneאֶ֫בֶן'eben · stoneH68
• that he had putשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: putH7760
• his pillowsמְרַאֲשָׁוֹתmera'ăshâh · headH4763
• and set it upשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: makeH7760
• a pillarמַצֵּבָהmatstsêbâh · pillarH4676
• and pouredיָצַקyâtsaq · to pour: pourH3332
• oilשֶׁ֫מֶןshemen · oilH8081
• upon the top of itרֹאשׁrô'sh · head: topH7218

Cross-references for Genesis 28:18

• Genesis 22:3Early in the morning Abraham got up and saddled his donkey. He took two of his young servants with him, along with his son Isaac. When he had cut the wood for the burnt offering, he started out for the place God had spoken to him about.
• Psalms 119:60I keep your commands eagerly and without delay.
• Ecclesiastes 9:10Whatever you find to do with your hands, do it with all your might, because there is neither work nor planning nor knowledge nor wisdom in the grave, the place where you will eventually go.
• Genesis 31:13I am the God of Bethel, where you anointed the sacred stone and made a vow to me. Now leave this land immediately and return to your native land.’”
• Genesis 35:14So Jacob set up a sacred stone pillar in the place where God spoke with him. He poured out a drink offering on it, and then he poured oil on it.
• Joshua 24:26Joshua wrote these words in the Law Scroll of God. He then took a large stone and set it up there under the oak tree near the Lord’s shrine.
• 1 Samuel 7:12Samuel took a stone and placed it between Mizpah and Shen. He named it Ebenezer, saying, “Up to here the Lord has helped us.”
• 2 Samuel 18:18Prior to this Absalom had set up a monument and dedicated it to himself in the King’s Valley, reasoning “I have no son who will carry on my name.” He named the monument after himself, and to this day it is known as Absalom’s Memorial.
• Isaiah 19:19At that time there will be an altar for the Lord in the middle of the land of Egypt, as well as a sacred pillar dedicated to the Lord at its border.
• Leviticus 8:10Then Moses took the anointing oil and anointed the tabernacle and everything in it, and so consecrated them.
• Numbers 7:1When Moses had completed setting up the tabernacle, he anointed it and consecrated it and all its furnishings, and he anointed and consecrated the altar and all its utensils.

Commentaries on Genesis 28:18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18And Jacob - took the stone - and set it up for a pillar - He placed the stone in an erect posture, that it might stand as a monument of the extraordinary vision which he had in this place; and he poured oil upon it, thereby consecrating it to God, so that it might be considered an altar on which libations might be poured, and sacrifices offered unto God. See Genesis 35:14. The Brahmins anoint their stone images with oil before bathing; and some anoint…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-22Verses 1-22 - Jacob‘s Journey to Haran 3. קהל qâhāl “congregation.” 9. מחלת māchălat Machalath, “sickness, or a harp.” 19. לוּז lûz Luz, “almond.” The blessing of his sons was the last passage in the active life of Isaac, after which he retires from the scene. Jacob now becomes the leading figure in the sacred history. His spiritual character has yet come out to view. But even now we can discern the general distinction in the lives of the three…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 16-19Verses 16-19 God manifested himself and his favour, to Jacob, when he was asleep. The Spirit, like the wind, blows when and where it listeth, and God's grace, like the dew, tarrieth not for the sons of men. Jacob sought to improve the visit God had made him. Wherever we are, in the city or in the desert, in the house or in the field, in the shop or in the street, we may keep up our intercourse with Heaven, if it is not our own fault. But the more we see…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 18Anointing with oil became a way of setting something apart for divine use in Israel’s worship (Exodus 29:1–7; 40:9; Leviticus 2:1; 1 Samuel 10:1).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 18-1918-19. Jacob set up a stone, etc.--The mere setting up of the stone might have been as a future memorial to mark the spot; and this practice is still common in the East, in memory of a religious vow or engagement. But the pouring oil upon it was a consecration. Accordingly he gave it a new name, Beth-el, "the house of God" (Ho 12:4); and it will not appear a thing forced or unnatural to call a stone a house, when one considers the common practice in warm…Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 28:18

• Anointing
• Beth-El
• Jacob
• Pillar
• Pillow
• Religion
• Rising
• Stones

In the dictionaries

• Jacob
• Jacob, Israel
• Awake
• Bless
• Bolster
• Idol
• Keep
• Pillar
• Reach
• Shechem

Commentaries on Genesis 28

• 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