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May you own this land where you are now living as a foreigner, for God gave this land to Abraham.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/genesis/28.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />May he give the blessing of Abraham to you and to your offspring with you, that you may take possession of the land of your sojournings that God gave to Abraham!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/28.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />And may He give the blessing of Abraham to you and your descendants, so that you may possess the land where you dwell as a foreigner, the land God gave to Abraham.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/28.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And give thee the blessing of Abraham, to thee, and to thy seed with thee; that thou mayest inherit the land wherein thou art a stranger, which God gave unto Abraham.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/28.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And give you the blessing of Abraham, To you and your descendants with you, That you may inherit the land In which you are a stranger, Which God gave to Abraham.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/28.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />May He also give you the blessing of Abraham, to you and to your descendants with you, so that you may possess the land where you live as a stranger, which God gave to Abraham.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/28.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220May He also give you the blessing of Abraham, to you and to your descendants with you, that you may possess the land of your sojournings, which God gave to Abraham.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/28.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“May He also give you the blessing of Abraham, to you and to your descendants with you; that you may possess the land of your sojournings, which God gave to Abraham.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/28.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />May He also give you the blessing of Abraham, to you and to your seed with you, that you may possess the land of your sojournings, which God gave to Abraham.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/28.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />May He also give the blessing of Abraham to you and your descendants with you, that you may inherit the [promised] land of your sojournings, which He gave to Abraham.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/28.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />May God give you and your offspring the blessing of Abraham so that you may possess the land where you live as a foreigner, the land God gave to Abraham.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/28.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />May God give you and your offspring the blessing of Abraham so that you may possess the land where you live as a foreigner, the land God gave to Abraham.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/28.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />and give thee the blessing of Abraham, to thee, and to thy seed with thee; that thou mayest inherit the land of thy sojournings, which God gave unto Abraham.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/28.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />May he bless you with the land he promised Abraham, so that you will take over this land where we now live as foreigners. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/28.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />and give thee the blessing of Abraham, to thee, and to thy seed with thee; that thou mayest inherit the land of thy sojournings, which God gave unto Abraham.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/28.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />May he give to you and your descendants the blessing of Abraham so that you may take possession of the land where you are now living, the land that God gave to Abraham."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/28.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />May he bless you and your descendants as he blessed Abraham, and may you take possession of this land, in which you have lived and which God gave to Abraham!" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/28.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />May he give you and your descendants the blessings that he gave Abraham. May you possess the land where you have lived that God gave to Abraham."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/28.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />May he give you and your descendants the blessing he gave to Abraham so that you may possess the land God gave to Abraham, the land where you have been living as a temporary resident."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/28.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />and give you the blessing of Abraham, to you, and to your descendants with you, that you may inherit the land where you travel, which God gave to Abraham."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/28.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And give thee the blessing of Abraham, to thee, and to thy seed with thee; that thou mayest inherit the land in which thou art a stranger, which God gave to Abraham.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/28.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And may He give the blessing of Abraham to you and your descendants, so that you may possess the land where you dwell as a foreigner, the land God gave to Abraham.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/28.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />and give you the blessing of Abraham, to you and to your offspring with you, that you may inherit the land where you travel, which God gave to Abraham.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/28.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and He gives to you the blessing of Abraham, to you and to your seed with you, to cause you to possess the land of your sojournings, which God gave to Abraham.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/28.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and He doth give to thee the blessing of Abraham, to thee and to thy seed with thee, to cause thee to possess the land of thy sojournings, which God gave to Abraham.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/28.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he will give to thee the praise of Abraham, to thee, and to thy seed with thee; for thee to inherit the land of thy sojourning, which God gave to Abraham.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/28.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And give the blessings of Abrabam to thee, and to thy seed after thee: that thou mayst possess the land of thy sojournment, which he promised to thy grandfather. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/28.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And may he give the blessings of Abraham to you, and to your offspring after you, so that you may possess the land of your sojourning, which he promised to your grandfather.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/28.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />May God extend to you and your descendants the blessing of Abraham, so that you may gain possession of the land where you are residing, which he assigned to Abraham.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/28.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />May he give to you the blessing of Abraham, to you and to your offspring with you, so that you may take possession of the land where you now live as an alien—land that God gave to Abraham.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/28.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And give the blessings of Abraham to you and to your descendants with you, that you may inherit the land in which you dwell, which God gave to Abraham.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/28.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And he will give to you the blessing of Abraham, to you and to your seed with you, and he shall cause you to inherit the land of your habitation that God gave to Abraham.”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/28.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />and give thee the blessing of Abraham, to thee, and to thy seed with thee; that thou mayest inherit the land of thy sojournings, which God gave unto Abraham.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/28.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And may he give thee the blessing of my father Abraam, even to thee and to thy seed after thee, to inherit the land of thy sojourning, which God gave to Abraam.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/28-4.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=6746" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/genesis/28.htm">Jacob Flees to Laban</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">3</span>May God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and multiply you, so that you may become a company of peoples. <span class="reftext">4</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: wə·yit·ten- (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjImperf-3ms) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">And may He give</a> <a href="/hebrew/lə·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1293.htm" title="1293: bir·kaṯ (N-fsc) -- A blessing. From barak; benediction; by implication prosperity.">the blessing</a> <a href="/hebrew/85.htm" title="85: ’aḇ·rā·hām (N-proper-ms) -- Contracted from 'ab and an unused root; father of a multitude; Abraham, the later name of Abram.">of Abraham</a> <a href="/hebrew/lə·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- ">to you</a> <a href="/hebrew/2233.htm" title="2233: ū·lə·zar·‘ă·ḵā (Conj-w, Prep-l:: N-msc:: 2ms) -- A sowing, seed, offspring. From zara'; seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity.">and your descendants,</a> <a href="/hebrew/854.htm" title="854: ’it·tāḵ (Prep:: 2ms) -- With (denoting proximity). Probably from 'anah; properly, nearness, near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3423.htm" title="3423: lə·riš·tə·ḵā (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf:: 2ms) -- Or yaresh; a primitive root; to occupy; by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruin.">so that you may possess</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ’e·reṣ (N-fsc) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/4033.htm" title="4033: mə·ḡu·re·ḵā (N-mpc:: 2ms) -- Or magur; from guwr in the sense of lodging; a temporary abode; by extension, a permanent residence.">where you dwell as a foreigner,</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hîm (N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">God</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: nā·ṯan (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">gave</a> <a href="/hebrew/85.htm" title="85: lə·’aḇ·rā·hām (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- Contracted from 'ab and an unused root; father of a multitude; Abraham, the later name of Abram.">to Abraham.”</a> </span><span class="reftext">5</span>So Isaac sent Jacob to Paddan-aram, to Laban son of Bethuel the Aramean, the brother of Rebekah, who was the mother of Jacob and Esau.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/12-2.htm">Genesis 12:2-3</a></span><br />I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. / I will bless those who bless you and curse those who curse you; and all the families of the earth will be blessed through you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/17-6.htm">Genesis 17:6-8</a></span><br />I will make you exceedingly fruitful; I will make nations of you, and kings will descend from you. / I will establish My covenant as an everlasting covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you. / And to you and your descendants I will give the land where you are residing—all the land of Canaan—as an eternal possession; and I will be their God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/26-3.htm">Genesis 26:3-4</a></span><br />Stay in this land as a foreigner, and I will be with you and bless you. For I will give all these lands to you and your offspring, and I will confirm the oath that I swore to your father Abraham. / I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky, and I will give them all these lands, and through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/35-11.htm">Genesis 35:11-12</a></span><br />And God told him, “I am God Almighty. Be fruitful and multiply. A nation—even a company of nations—shall come from you, and kings shall descend from you. / The land that I gave to Abraham and Isaac I will give to you, and I will give this land to your descendants after you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/48-3.htm">Genesis 48:3-4</a></span><br />Jacob said to Joseph, “God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and there He blessed me / and told me, ‘Behold, I will make you fruitful and multiply you; I will make you a multitude of peoples, and will give this land to your descendants after you as an everlasting possession.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/22-17.htm">Genesis 22:17-18</a></span><br />I will surely bless you, and I will multiply your descendants like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will possess the gates of their enemies. / And through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/13-14.htm">Genesis 13:14-17</a></span><br />After Lot had departed, the LORD said to Abram, “Now lift up your eyes from the place where you are, and look to the north and south and east and west, / for all the land that you see, I will give to you and your offspring forever. / I will make your offspring like the dust of the earth, so that if one could count the dust of the earth, then your offspring could be counted. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/15-5.htm">Genesis 15:5-7</a></span><br />And the LORD took him outside and said, “Now look to the heavens and count the stars, if you are able.” Then He told him, “So shall your offspring be.” / Abram believed the LORD, and it was credited to him as righteousness. / The LORD also told him, “I am the LORD, who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldeans to give you this land to possess.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/24-60.htm">Genesis 24:60</a></span><br />And they blessed Rebekah and said to her, “Our sister, may you become the mother of thousands upon thousands. May your offspring possess the gates of their enemies.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/32-13.htm">Exodus 32:13</a></span><br />Remember Your servants Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, to whom You swore by Your very self when You declared, ‘I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky, and I will give your descendants all this land that I have promised, and it shall be their inheritance forever.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/26-42.htm">Leviticus 26:42</a></span><br />then I will remember My covenant with Jacob and My covenant with Isaac and My covenant with Abraham, and I will remember the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/1-8.htm">Deuteronomy 1:8</a></span><br />See, I have placed the land before you. Enter and possess the land that the LORD swore He would give to your fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and to their descendants after them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/7-13.htm">Deuteronomy 7:13</a></span><br />He will love you and bless you and multiply you. He will bless the fruit of your womb and the produce of your land—your grain, new wine, and oil, the young of your herds and the lambs of your flocks—in the land that He swore to your fathers to give you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/28-4.htm">Deuteronomy 28:4</a></span><br />The fruit of your womb will be blessed, as well as the produce of your land and the offspring of your livestock—the calves of your herds and the lambs of your flocks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/105-8.htm">Psalm 105:8-11</a></span><br />He remembers His covenant forever, the word He ordained for a thousand generations— / the covenant He made with Abraham, and the oath He swore to Isaac. / He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as an everlasting covenant: ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And give you the blessing of Abraham, to you, and to your seed with you; that you may inherit the land wherein you are a stranger, which God gave to Abraham.</p><p class="hdg">the blessing.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/12-1.htm">Genesis 12:1-3,7</a></b></br> Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/15-5.htm">Genesis 15:5-7</a></b></br> And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/17-6.htm">Genesis 17:6-8</a></b></br> And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee… </p><p class="hdg">wherein thou art a stranger.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/17-8.htm">Genesis 17:8</a></b></br> And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.</p><p class="hdg">which.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/12-7.htm">Genesis 12:7</a></b></br> And the LORD appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the LORD, who appeared unto him.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/13-14.htm">Genesis 13:14-17</a></b></br> And the LORD said unto Abram, after that Lot was separated from him, Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art northward, and southward, and eastward, and westward: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/15-18.htm">Genesis 15:18-21</a></b></br> In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates: … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/26-24.htm">Abraham</a> <a href="/genesis/23-4.htm">Alien</a> <a href="/genesis/28-3.htm">Blessing</a> <a href="/genesis/24-12.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/genesis/26-24.htm">Descendants</a> <a href="/genesis/21-10.htm">Heritage</a> <a href="/genesis/21-10.htm">Inherit</a> <a href="/genesis/27-40.htm">Live</a> <a href="/genesis/28-3.htm">Mayest</a> <a href="/genesis/27-31.htm">Order</a> <a href="/genesis/24-60.htm">Possess</a> <a href="/genesis/26-14.htm">Possession</a> <a href="/genesis/26-24.htm">Seed</a> <a href="/genesis/17-8.htm">Sojourning</a> <a href="/genesis/17-8.htm">Sojournings</a> <a href="/genesis/23-4.htm">Stranger</a> <a href="/revelation/18-17.htm">Travel</a> <a href="/isaiah/23-7.htm">Wanderings</a> <a href="/genesis/21-23.htm">Wherein</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/28-9.htm">Abraham</a> <a href="/exodus/2-22.htm">Alien</a> <a href="/genesis/28-14.htm">Blessing</a> <a href="/genesis/34-14.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/genesis/28-13.htm">Descendants</a> <a href="/genesis/47-11.htm">Heritage</a> <a href="/genesis/48-6.htm">Inherit</a> <a href="/genesis/31-32.htm">Live</a> <a href="/genesis/38-16.htm">Mayest</a> <a href="/genesis/30-3.htm">Order</a> <a href="/genesis/47-1.htm">Possess</a> <a href="/genesis/31-18.htm">Possession</a> <a href="/genesis/28-13.htm">Seed</a> <a href="/genesis/47-9.htm">Sojourning</a> <a href="/genesis/36-7.htm">Sojournings</a> <a href="/genesis/35-2.htm">Stranger</a> <a href="/genesis/45-17.htm">Travel</a> <a href="/genesis/47-9.htm">Wanderings</a> <a href="/genesis/36-7.htm">Wherein</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 28</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/28-1.htm">Isaac blesses Jacob, and sends him to Padan-aram.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/28-6.htm">Esau marries Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/28-10.htm">Jacob journeys, and has a vision of a ladder.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/28-18.htm">The stone of Bethel.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/28-20.htm">Jacob's vow.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The blessing of Abraham is foundational to the narrative of the Israelites and is reiterated to Isaac and Jacob. It signifies God's favor and the continuation of His covenant through the patriarchal line. The promise of descendants is crucial, as it points to the growth of a great nation, Israel, and ultimately to the coming of the Messiah, Jesus Christ, who is a descendant of Abraham (<a href="/matthew/1.htm">Matthew 1:1</a>).<p><b>so that you may possess the land where you dwell as a foreigner</b><br>The land in question is Canaan, which God promised to Abraham and his descendants. At this point in Genesis, Jacob is living in the land as a foreigner, highlighting the tension between the promise and its fulfillment. This phrase underscores the faith required to trust in God's promises despite current circumstances. The concept of dwelling as a foreigner also foreshadows the Israelites' future sojourn in Egypt and their eventual return to claim the Promised Land under Joshua's leadership.<p><b>the land God gave to Abraham</b><br>This refers to the specific promise God made to Abraham in <a href="/genesis/12-7.htm">Genesis 12:7</a> and reiterated in <a href="/genesis/15-18.htm">Genesis 15:18-21</a>. The land is a tangible sign of God's covenant and faithfulness. It is not just a physical territory but a symbol of God's provision and the future hope of His people. The land promise is central to the identity of Israel and is a recurring theme throughout the Old Testament. It also points to the ultimate fulfillment in the new heavens and new earth, where God's people will dwell with Him eternally (<a href="/revelation/21.htm">Revelation 21:1-3</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaac.htm">Isaac</a></b><br>- The son of Abraham and father of Jacob, who is giving the blessing to Jacob.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/jacob.htm">Jacob</a></b><br>- The recipient of the blessing, who is later named Israel and becomes the father of the twelve tribes of Israel.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/a/abraham.htm">Abraham</a></b><br>- The patriarch whose covenant with God is being passed down to Jacob.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/c/canaan.htm">Canaan</a></b><br>- The land promised to Abraham and his descendants, where Jacob is currently living as a foreigner.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_blessing_of_abraham.htm">The Blessing of Abraham</a></b><br>- The covenantal promise from God to Abraham, including land, descendants, and blessing to all nations.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_continuity_of_god's_promises.htm">The Continuity of God's Promises</a></b><br>God's promises are enduring and are passed down through generations. Just as Jacob received the blessing of Abraham, believers today are recipients of God's promises through faith in Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_as_foreigners.htm">Living as Foreigners</a></b><br>Like Jacob, Christians are called to live as foreigners in this world, holding onto the promises of God and looking forward to the eternal inheritance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_blessing.htm">The Importance of Blessing</a></b><br>The blessing of Abraham is not just about material inheritance but includes spiritual blessings that impact all nations. Believers are called to be a blessing to others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_and_obedience.htm">Faith and Obedience</a></b><br>The faith of the patriarchs is a model for believers. Trusting in God's promises requires faith and obedience, even when circumstances seem uncertain.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/generational_faithfulness.htm">Generational Faithfulness</a></b><br>The transmission of faith and God's promises from one generation to the next is crucial. Parents and leaders are encouraged to pass on their faith to the next generation.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_28.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 28</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_were_the_girgashites_in_the_bible.htm">Why was Abraham chosen by God?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_is_considered_the_first_jew.htm">Who is considered the first Jew?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/do_genesis_40_dreams_conflict_with_others.htm">Do the dream accounts and their outcomes in Genesis 40 conflict with any other dream narratives in the Bible regarding divine intervention?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/genesis_48__ephraim_manasseh_tribal_fit.htm">Genesis 48 - How does the inclusion of Ephraim and Manasseh as tribes align with the tribal lists elsewhere in the Bible, and does it create any contradictions?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/28.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 4.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And give thee the Blessing of Abraham</span>, - <span class="accented">i</span>.<span class="accented">e</span>. promised to Abraham (<span class="accented">vide</span> <a href="/genesis/12-2.htm">Genesis 12:2</a>; <a href="/genesis/22-17.htm">Genesis 22:17, 18</a>). The additions of <span class="greek">τοῦ παρός μου</span> (LXX.), <span class="hebrew">אביך</span> = <span class="greek">τοῦ πατρὸς</span> <span class="greek">σου</span> (Samaritan), are unwarranted - <span class="cmt_word">to thee, and to thy seed with thee; that thou mayest inherit the land wherein thou art a stranger</span>, - literally, <span class="accented">the land of thy sojournings</span> (<a href="/genesis/17-8.htm">Genesis 17:8</a>) - <span class="cmt_word">which God gave unto Abraham</span> - by promise (cf. <a href="/genesis/12-7.htm">Genesis 12:7</a>; <a href="/genesis/13-15.htm">Genesis 13:15</a>; <a href="/genesis/15-7.htm">Genesis 15:7, 18</a>; <a href="/genesis/17-8.htm">Genesis 17:8</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/28-4.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">And may He give</span><br /><span class="heb">וְיִֽתֶּן־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·yit·ten-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the blessing</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּרְכַּ֣ת</span> <span class="translit">(bir·kaṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1293.htm">Strong's 1293: </a> </span><span class="str2">Benediction, prosperity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Abraham</span><br /><span class="heb">אַבְרָהָ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(’aḇ·rā·hām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_85.htm">Strong's 85: </a> </span><span class="str2">Abraham -- 'exalted father', the father of the Jewish nation</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">לְךָ֖</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">you and your descendants,</span><br /><span class="heb">וּלְזַרְעֲךָ֣</span> <span class="translit">(ū·lə·zar·‘ă·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2233.htm">Strong's 2233: </a> </span><span class="str2">Seed, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">so that you may possess</span><br /><span class="heb">לְרִשְׁתְּךָ֙</span> <span class="translit">(lə·riš·tə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3423.htm">Strong's 3423: </a> </span><span class="str2">To occupy, to seize, to rob, to inherit, to expel, to impoverish, to ruin</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the land</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶ֣רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(’e·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">where you dwell as a foreigner,</span><br /><span class="heb">מְגֻרֶ֔יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(mə·ḡu·re·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4033.htm">Strong's 4033: </a> </span><span class="str2">A sojourning place, dwelling place, a sojourning</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the land</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁר־</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">God</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹהִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·hîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">gave</span><br /><span class="heb">נָתַ֥ן</span> <span class="translit">(nā·ṯan)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to Abraham.”</span><br /><span class="heb">לְאַבְרָהָֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(lə·’aḇ·rā·hām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_85.htm">Strong's 85: </a> </span><span class="str2">Abraham -- 'exalted father', the father of the Jewish nation</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/28-4.htm">Genesis 28:4 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/28-4.htm">Genesis 28:4 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/28-4.htm">Genesis 28:4 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/28-4.htm">Genesis 28:4 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/28-4.htm">Genesis 28:4 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/28-4.htm">Genesis 28:4 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/28-4.htm">Genesis 28:4 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/28-4.htm">Genesis 28:4 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/28-4.htm">Genesis 28:4 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/28-4.htm">Genesis 28:4 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/28-4.htm">OT Law: Genesis 28:4 And give you the blessing of Abraham (Gen. 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