Genesis 28:13, Genesis 28:14 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Genesis 28:10-15

We have here Jacob upon his journey towards Syria, in a very desolate condition, like one that was sent to seek his fortune; but we find that, though he was alone, yet he was not alone, for the Father was with him, John 16:32. If what is here recorded happened (as it should seem it did) the first night, he had made a long day's journey from Beersheba to Bethel, above forty miles. Providence brought him to a convenient place, probably shaded with trees, to rest himself in that night; and there... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 28:13

And behold, the Lord stood above it ,.... Ordering, directing, and overruling all things in Providence, for the glory of his name and the good of his people; and may signify, as the ladder may be a figure of Christ, that Jehovah the Father, is above him, as man and Mediator, and makes himself known in and by him, and delivers out all his blessings and promises through him, both temporal and spiritual, and such as follow: and said, I am the Lord God of Abraham thy father, and the God of... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 28:13

I am the Lord God of Abraham - Here God confirms to him the blessing of Abraham, for which Isaac had prayed, Genesis 28:3 , Genesis 28:4 . read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 28:13

Verse 13 13.I am the Lord God of Abraham. This is the third point which, I said, was to be noticed: for mute visions are cold; therefore the word of the Lord is as the soul which quickens them. The figure, therefore, of the ladder was the inferior appendage of this promise; just as God illustrates and adorns his word by external symbols, that both greater clearness and authority may be added to it. Whence also we prove that sacraments in the Papacy are frivolous, because no voice is heard in... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 28:10-22

Jacob at Bethel, or heaven opened. I. THE LONELY SLEEPER . 1. His desolate condition . Exiled from home, fleeing from the murderous resentment of a brother, o'er-canopied by the star-lit firmament, remote from human habitation, and encompassed by a heathen population, on the bleak summit of the Bethel plateau, upwards of sixty miles from Beersheba, the wandering son of Isaac makes his evening couch with a stone slab for his pillow, an emblem of many another footsore and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 28:10-22

Jacob's dream. Where revelations had been vouchsafed it was supposed that they would be repeated. The stony pillow on which the weary head rested may be changed by the visitation of Divine grace into the meeting-place of heaven and earth. The morning beams breaking in upon the shadowy refuge of the night are transfigured into a dream of covenant blessing. The ladder set up on the earth, the top of it reached to heaven. Angels of God on the way of mediation, ascending, descending, carrying... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 28:13

And, behold ,—"the dream-vision is so glorious that the narrator represents it by a threefold הִגֵּה (Lange)— the Lord stood above it, —the change in the Divine name is not to be explained by assigning Genesis 28:13-16 to the Jehovistic editor (Tuch, Bleek) or to a subsequent redactor (Davidson), since without it the Elohistic document would be abrupt, if not incomplete (Kalisch), but by recalling the fact that it is not the general pro vide nce of the Deity over his creature man,... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Genesis 28:1-22

- Jacob’s Journey to Haran3. 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 patriarchs. Abraham’s is a life of authority and decision;... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Genesis 28:10-22

28:10-36:43 JACOB ESTABLISHES THE FAMILYJacob’s marriages (28:10-29:30)Before Jacob left Canaan, God appeared to him in a dream. In spite of Jacob’s shameful behaviour, God repeated to him the covenant promises given earlier to Abraham and Isaac, promising also to bring him back safely to Canaan (10-15; cf. 12:1-3; 26:24). In return for God’s favour to him, Jacob promised to be loyal in his devotion and generous in his offerings. He named the place where he met God, Bethel (16-22).From Bethel... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 28:13

the LORD = Jehovah. above it. The Hebrew accent ( zark'a) emphasizes this as meaning "beside him" (Compare Genesis 18:2 , where 'al is rendered "by"). It is not the angels, but the Divine faithfulness and promise, which mark "this place" (verses: Genesis 28:16 , Genesis 28:17 ) and make it "the house of God". to thee. As He had said to Abraham (Genesis 13:15 ) and to Isaac (Genesis 26:3 ). See note on Genesis 50:24 . will I. Note the "shalls" and "wills" in this and all these repetitions... read more

Genesis 28:13, Genesis 28:14 Niv

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Genesis 28:10-15

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 28:13

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 28:13

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 28:13

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 28:10-22

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 28:10-22

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 28:13

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Genesis 28:1-22

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Genesis 28:10-22

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 28:13

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