Genesis 35:9-13

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 35:9

And God appeared unto Jacob again ,.... At Bethel, as he had at Shechem, when he bid him go thither, Genesis 35:1 ; or rather as he had at the brook Jabbok, where he said to him the same things as here, Genesis 32:24 , though Jarchi interprets it of his appearing again to him at the same place at Bethel, where he had appeared to him the first time, at his going to Haran, and now a second time: when he came out of Padanaram ; or returned from thence: and blessed him ; with the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 35:10

And God said unto him, thy name is Jacob ,.... Which his parents gave him at his birth, and by, which he had been always called: thy name shall not be called any more Jacob, but Israel shall be thy name ; not Jacob only, as Aben Ezra and Ben Melech interpret it, but Israel also, and that more commonly and frequently, and not only he himself personally, but his posterity also: and he called his name Israel ; confirmed the name he had before given him, Genesis 32:28 ; and by this... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 35:11

And God said unto him, I am God Almighty ,.... And so able to protect and defend him, and to fulfil all promises made to him, and to supply him with everything he wanted; being, as some choose to render the word, "God all sufficient", having a sufficiency of all good things in him to communicate to his people: be fruitful and multiply ; which carries in it a promise or prophecy that he should increase and multiply, though not he himself personally, he having but one son born after... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 35:12

And the land which I gave Abraham and Isaac, to thee will I give it ,.... Meaning the land of Canaan, which, as he had by promise given it to his grandfather, and father, so he would give it to him; thus renewing the grant of it for his comfort, and the encouragement of his faith, when he had been in danger of being destroyed by the inhabitants of it, and was obliged to remove from one part of it to another: and to thy seed after thee will I give the land ; and not only make a grant of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 35:13

And God went up from him ,.... Or "from above" him F24 מעליו "desuper eum", Montanus. ; by this it seems that there was a visible appearance of the glory of the Lord, as Onkelos, or of the Shechinah, as Jonathan; even of the Son of God in an human form, who either appeared just above him, or on the same spot with him, conversing with him as above related; and when he had done, ascended in a visible manner from him, till he disappeared: in the place where he talked with him ;... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 35:9

God appeared unto Jacob again - He appeared to him first at Shechem, when he commanded him to go to Bethel, and now that he is arrived at the place, God appears to him the second time, and confirms to him the Abrahamic blessing. To Isaac and Jacob these frequent appearances of God were necessary, but they were not so to Abraham; for to him one word was sufficient - Abraham believed God. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 35:13

And God went up from him - This was not a vision, nor a strong mental impression, but a real manifestation of God. Jacob saw and heard him speak, and before his eyes he went up - ascended to heaven. This was no doubt the future Savior, the Angel of the covenant. See Genesis 16:7 . read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 35:9

Verse 9 9.And God appeared unto Jacob. Moses, having introduced a few words on the death of Deborah, recites a second vision, by which Jacob was confirmed, after his return to Bethel. Once, in this place, God had appeared unto him, when he was on his way into Mesopotamia. In the meantime God had testified in various methods, as need required, that he would be present with him everywhere through his whole journey; but now he is brought back again to that very place where a more illustrious and... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 35:10

Verse 10 10.Thy name shall not be called any more Jacob. We have before given the meaning of these words. The former name is not abolished, but the dignity of the other, which was afterwards put upon him, is preferred: for he was called Jacob from the womb, because he had strongly wrestled with his brother; but he was afterwards called Israel, because he entered into contest with God, and obtained the victory; not that he had prevailed by his own power, (for he had borrowed courage and strength... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 35:11

Verse 11 11.I am God Almighty. God here, as elsewhere, proclaims his own might, in order that Jacob may the more certainly rely on his faithfulness. He then promises that he will cause Jacob to increase and multiply, not only into one nation, but into a multitude of nations. When he speaks of “a nation,” he no doubt means that the offspring of Jacob should become sufficiently numerous to acquire the body and the name of one great people. But that follows concerning “nations” may appear absurd;... read more

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