Genesis 31:13 - Exposition

I am the God of Bethel ,—the angel here identifies himself with Jehovah ( vide Genesis 28:13 ). Contrary to usual custom, הָאֵל , though in the construct, state, has the art.— where thou anointedst the pillar, and where thou vowedst a vow unto me: now arise, get thee out from this land, and return unto the land of thy kindred — i . e . to the land of Canaan, which was Jacob's true inheritance.