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God blessed him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/genesis/35.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />God appeared to Jacob again, when he came from Paddan-aram, and blessed him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/35.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />After Jacob had returned from Paddan-aram, God appeared to him again and blessed him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/35.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And God appeared unto Jacob again, when he came out of Padanaram, and blessed him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/35.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then God appeared to Jacob again, when he came from Padan Aram, and blessed him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/35.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then God appeared to Jacob again when he came from Paddan-aram, and He blessed him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/35.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then God appeared to Jacob again when he came from Paddan-aram, and He blessed him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/35.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then God appeared to Jacob again when he came from Paddan-aram, and He blessed him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/35.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then God appeared to Jacob again when he came from Paddan-aram, and He blessed him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/35.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then God [in a visible manifestation] appeared to Jacob again when he came out of Paddan-aram, and declared a blessing on him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/35.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />God appeared to Jacob again after he returned from Paddan-aram, and he blessed him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/35.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />God appeared to Jacob again after he returned from Paddan-aram, and He blessed him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/35.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And God appeared unto Jacob again, when he came from Paddan-aram, and blessed him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/35.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And God appeared unto Jacob again, when he came from Paddan-aram, and blessed him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/35.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Then God appeared once more to Jacob after he came back from Paddan Aram, and he blessed him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/35.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />When Jacob returned from Mesopotamia, God appeared to him again and blessed him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/35.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />God appeared again to Jacob after he had arrived from Paddan-aram and blessed him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/35.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />After Jacob had returned from Paddan-aram, God appeared to him again and blessed him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/35.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />God appeared to Jacob again after he returned from Paddan Aram and blessed him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/35.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />And God appeared to Jacob again after he returned from Paddan Aram, and blessed him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/35.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And God appeared to Jacob again when he came out of Padan-aram; and blessed him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/35.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />God appeared to Jacob again, when he came from Paddan Aram, and blessed him. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/35.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And God appears to Jacob again, in his coming from Padan-Aram, and blesses him;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/35.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And God appeareth unto Jacob again, in his coming from Padan-Aram, and blesseth him;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/35.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And God will be seen to Jacob yet again in his going from Padan Aram; and he will bless him.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/35.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And God appeared again to Jacob, after he returned from Mesopotamia of Syria, and he blessed him, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/35.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Then God appeared again to Jacob, after he returned from Mesopotamia of Syria, and he blessed him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/35.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />On Jacob’s arrival from Paddan-aram, God appeared to him again and blessed him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/35.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />God appeared to Jacob again when he came from Paddan-aram, and he blessed him.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/35.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And God appeared to Jacob again, when he came from Padan-aram, and blessed him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/35.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And God was revealed again to Yaquuv when he came from Padan d'Aram and he blessed him.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/35.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And God appeared unto Jacob again, when he came from Paddan-aram, and blessed him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/35.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And God appeared to Jacob once more in Luza, when he came out of Mesopotamia of Syria, and God blessed him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/35-9.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=8824" 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/35.htm">Jacob is Named Israel</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">9</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: bə·ḇō·’ōw (Prep-b:: V-Qal-Inf:: 3ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">After Jacob had returned</a> <a href="/hebrew/6307.htm" title="6307: mip·pad·dan (Prep) -- The place where Rachel died. ">from</a> <a href="/hebrew/758.htm" title="758: ’ă·rām (Prep:: N-proper-fs) -- Syria and its inhab., also the names of a son of Shem, a grandson of Nahor, and an Isr. ">Paddan-aram,</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/7200.htm" title="7200: way·yê·rā (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">appeared</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/3290.htm" title="3290: ya·‘ă·qōḇ (N-proper-ms) -- A son of Isaac, also his desc. From aqab; heel-catcher; Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch.">him</a> <a href="/hebrew/5750.htm" title="5750: ‘ō·wḏ (Adv) -- Or rod; from uwd; properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially, again, repeatedly, still, more.">again</a> <a href="/hebrew/1288.htm" title="1288: way·ḇā·reḵ (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To kneel, bless. A primitive root; to kneel; by implication to bless God, and man; also to curse.">and blessed</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯōw (DirObjM:: 3ms) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">him.</a> </span><span class="reftext">10</span>And God said to him, “Though your name is Jacob, you will no longer be called Jacob. Instead, your name will be Israel.” So God named him Israel.…<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/17-1.htm">Genesis 17:1-8</a></span><br />When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to him and said, “I am God Almighty. Walk before Me and be blameless. / I will establish My covenant between Me and you, and I will multiply you exceedingly.” / Then Abram fell facedown, and God said to him, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/28-13.htm">Genesis 28:13-15</a></span><br />And there at the top the LORD was standing and saying, “I am the LORD, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. I will give you and your descendants the land on which you now lie. / Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west and east and north and south. All the families of the earth will be blessed through you and your offspring. / Look, I am with you, and I will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. For I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/32-28.htm">Genesis 32:28</a></span><br />Then the man said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel, because you have struggled with God and with men, and you have prevailed.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/12-1.htm">Genesis 12:1-3</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to Abram, “Leave your country, your kindred, and your father’s household, and go to the land I will show you. / 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/46-2.htm">Genesis 46:2-4</a></span><br />And that night God spoke to Israel in a vision: “Jacob, Jacob!” He said. “Here I am,” replied Jacob. / “I am God,” He said, “the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you into a great nation there. / I will go down with you to Egypt, and I will surely bring you back. And Joseph’s own hands will close your eyes.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/3-6.htm">Exodus 3:6</a></span><br />Then He said, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” At this, Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look at God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/6-2.htm">Exodus 6:2-3</a></span><br />God also told Moses, “I am the LORD. / I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob as God Almighty, but by My name the LORD I did not make Myself known to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/43-1.htm">Isaiah 43:1</a></span><br />But now, this is what the LORD says—He who created you, O Jacob, and He who formed you, O Israel: “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; you are Mine!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/44-2.htm">Isaiah 44:2</a></span><br />This is the word of the LORD, your Maker, who formed you from the womb and who will help you: “Do not be afraid, O Jacob My servant, Jeshurun, whom I have chosen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/12-4.htm">Hosea 12:4-5</a></span><br />Yes, he struggled with the angel and prevailed; he wept and sought His favor; he found Him at Bethel and spoke with Him there— / the LORD God of Hosts, the LORD is His name of renown.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-2.htm">Acts 7:2-3</a></span><br />And Stephen declared: “Brothers and fathers, listen to me! The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham while he was still in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran, / and told him, ‘Leave your country and your kindred and go to the land I will show you.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/3-13.htm">Acts 3:13</a></span><br />The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified His servant Jesus. You handed Him over and rejected Him before Pilate, even though he had decided to release Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/9-6.htm">Romans 9:6-8</a></span><br />It is not as though God’s word has failed. For not all who are descended from Israel are Israel. / Nor because they are Abraham’s descendants are they all his children. On the contrary, “Through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.” / So it is not the children of the flesh who are God’s children, but it is the children of the promise who are regarded as offspring.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/4-13.htm">Romans 4:13-17</a></span><br />For the promise to Abraham and his offspring that he would be heir of the world was not given through the law, but through the righteousness that comes by faith. / For if those who live by the law are heirs, faith is useless and the promise is worthless, / because the law brings wrath. And where there is no law, there is no transgression. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/3-16.htm">Galatians 3:16</a></span><br />The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. The Scripture does not say, “and to seeds,” meaning many, but “and to your seed,” meaning One, who is Christ.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And God appeared to Jacob again, when he came out of Padanaram, and blessed him.</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/17-1.htm">Genesis 17:1</a></b></br> And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I <i>am</i> the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/18-1.htm">Genesis 18:1</a></b></br> And the LORD appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day;</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/35-7.htm">Appeared</a> <a href="/genesis/26-2.htm">Appeareth</a> <a href="/genesis/33-18.htm">Aram</a> <a href="/genesis/32-29.htm">Blessed</a> <a href="/genesis/32-29.htm">Blesseth</a> <a href="/genesis/33-11.htm">Blessing</a> <a href="/genesis/35-6.htm">Jacob</a> <a href="/genesis/33-18.htm">Padanaram</a> <a href="/genesis/33-18.htm">Padan-Aram</a> <a href="/genesis/33-18.htm">Paddan</a> <a href="/genesis/33-18.htm">Paddan-Aram</a> <a href="/genesis/35-3.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/46-29.htm">Appeared</a> <a href="/exodus/3-2.htm">Appeareth</a> <a href="/genesis/35-26.htm">Aram</a> <a href="/genesis/39-5.htm">Blessed</a> <a href="/genesis/47-7.htm">Blesseth</a> <a href="/genesis/39-5.htm">Blessing</a> <a href="/genesis/35-10.htm">Jacob</a> <a href="/genesis/35-26.htm">Padanaram</a> <a href="/genesis/35-26.htm">Padan-Aram</a> <a href="/genesis/35-26.htm">Paddan</a> <a href="/genesis/35-26.htm">Paddan-Aram</a> <a href="/genesis/35-16.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 35</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/35-1.htm">God commands Jacob to go to Bethel.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">2. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/35-2.htm">He purges his house of idols.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/35-6.htm">He builds an altar at Bethel.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/35-8.htm">Deborah dies at Allon Bacuth.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/35-9.htm">God blesses Jacob at Bethel.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/35-10.htm">Jacob Named Israel.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/35-16.htm">Rachel travails of Benjamin, and dies in the way to Edar.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/35-22.htm">Reuben lies with Bilhah.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/35-23.htm">The sons of Jacob.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">27. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/35-27.htm">Jacob comes to Isaac at Hebron.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">28. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/35-28.htm">The age, death, and burial of Isaac.</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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Paddan-aram, located in the region of Mesopotamia, was where Jacob fled to escape his brother Esau's wrath and where he married Leah and Rachel. This return signifies a fulfillment of God's promise to bring Jacob back to the land of his fathers (<a href="/genesis/28-15.htm">Genesis 28:15</a>). It also represents a transition from a period of exile and servitude under Laban to a time of establishing his own household in the Promised Land.<p><b>God appeared to him again</b><br>This appearance of God to Jacob is a theophany, a visible manifestation of God to a human. It is significant because it reaffirms the covenant relationship between God and Jacob. The use of "again" indicates that this is not the first encounter Jacob has had with God; previous encounters include the dream at Bethel (<a href="/genesis/28-12.htm">Genesis 28:12-15</a>) and the wrestling with God at Peniel (<a href="/genesis/32-24.htm">Genesis 32:24-30</a>). These divine encounters underscore God's ongoing guidance and presence in Jacob's life.<p><b>and blessed him</b><br>The blessing from God is a reaffirmation of the Abrahamic covenant, which includes promises of land, descendants, and blessing to all nations through his lineage (<a href="/genesis/12.htm">Genesis 12:1-3</a>). This blessing is not just a personal favor but a continuation of God's redemptive plan through Jacob's family line, which ultimately leads to the coming of Jesus Christ, a descendant of Jacob. The blessing also serves as a divine endorsement of Jacob's role as the patriarch of the Israelite nation, reinforcing his new identity as Israel, which means "he struggles with God" (<a href="/genesis/32-28.htm">Genesis 32:28</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jacob.htm">Jacob</a></b><br>The central figure in this passage, Jacob is the son of Isaac and Rebekah, and the grandson of Abraham. He is a patriarch of the Israelites and is later named Israel by God.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The divine being who appears to Jacob, reaffirming His covenant and blessing upon Jacob and his descendants.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/p/paddan-aram.htm">Paddan-aram</a></b><br>A region in Mesopotamia where Jacob had lived for many years, working for his uncle Laban and marrying Leah and Rachel.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/b/bethel.htm">Bethel</a></b><br>Although not mentioned directly in this verse, Bethel is the location where God appears to Jacob. It is a significant place in Jacob's life, where he previously had a vision of a ladder reaching to heaven.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/b/blessing.htm">Blessing</a></b><br>The act of God bestowing favor and promise upon Jacob, continuing the covenant made with Abraham and Isaac.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness.htm">God's Faithfulness</a></b><br>God's appearance to Jacob reaffirms His unwavering commitment to His promises. Despite Jacob's imperfections, God remains faithful to His covenant.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/transformation_and_renewal.htm">Transformation and Renewal</a></b><br>Jacob's return to Bethel and God's blessing signify a renewal of his relationship with God. This teaches us the importance of returning to our spiritual roots and seeking God's presence.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_place.htm">The Importance of Place</a></b><br>Bethel serves as a physical reminder of God's promises and past encounters. We should create and honor spaces in our lives where we can meet with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/b/blessing_as_responsibility.htm">Blessing as Responsibility</a></b><br>God's blessing is not just a gift but a responsibility. Jacob is called to live in a way that honors the covenant and reflects God's character.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_presence_in_transition.htm">God's Presence in Transition</a></b><br>Jacob's journey from Paddan-aram to Bethel symbolizes life's transitions. God's presence and blessing guide us through changes and uncertainties.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_35.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 35</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_reaffirm_jacob's_name_as_israel.htm">(Genesis 35:9–10) Why does God reaffirm Jacob’s name to Israel here, even though it was already changed in Genesis 32:28? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_reuben's_act_with_bilhah_brief.htm">(Genesis 35:22) Why is Reuben’s act with Bilhah mentioned only briefly here, and does it conflict with other passages describing moral or legal consequences?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_were_the_12_tribes_of_israel.htm">Who were the 12 tribes of Israel?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_is_jacob,_also_known_as_israel.htm">Who is Jacob, also known as Israel?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/genesis/35.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(9) <span class= "bld">When he came out of Padan-aram.</span>--The word "out" is not in the Hebrew, which says, <span class= "ital">on his coming from</span>--that is, on his arrival at Beth-el from Padan-aram. The insertion of the word "out" lends to a confusion with the revelation recorded in <a href="/genesis/31-3.htm" title="And the LORD said to Jacob, Return to the land of your fathers, and to your kindred; and I will be with you.">Genesis 31:3</a>. At Beth-el Jacob, when going forth, had seen the dream which assured him of Divine protection; at Beth-el, on his return, God renews the covenant, confirms to him the name of Israel, and transfers to him the promises of a numerous seed and of the possession of the land. It was the ratification to him of the inheritance of all the hopes and assurances given to Abraham.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/35.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 9, 10.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And God appeared unto Jacob again</span>, - this was a visible manifestation, m contrast to the audible one in Shechem (ver. 1), and in a state of wakefulness (ver. 13), as distinguished from the dream vision formerly beheld at Bethel (<a href="/genesis/28-12.htm">Genesis 28:12</a>) - <span class="cmt_word">when he came</span> (or had come) <span class="cmt_word">out of Padan-aram</span> (as previously he had appeared to the patriarch on going into Padan-aram), <span class="cmt_word">and blessed him</span> - <span class="accented">i.e.</span> renewed the promises of the covenant, of which he was the heir. <span class="cmt_word">And God said unto him, Thy name is Jacob</span>: - or Supplanter (<span class="accented">vide</span> <a href="/genesis/25-26.htm">Genesis 25:26</a>). Lange reads, Is thy name Jacob? - <span class="cmt_word">thy name shall not be called any more Jacob, but Israel</span> (<span class="accented">vide</span> <a href="/genesis/32-28.htm">Genesis 32:28</a>) <span class="cmt_word">shall be thy name: and he called his name Israel.</span> The renewal of the name given at Peniel may possibly indicate a revival in the spiritual life of Jacob, which had been declining in the interval between the former interview with God and the present (Murphy), but was probably designed as a confirmation of the former interview with God, and of the experience through which he then passed. Cf. the twice-given name of Peter (<a href="/john/1-42.htm">John 1:42</a>; <a href="/matthew/16-16.htm">Matthew 16:16-19</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/35-9.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">After [Jacob] had returned</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּבֹא֖וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḇō·’ōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from</span><br /><span class="heb">מִפַּדַּ֣ן</span> <span class="translit">(mip·pad·dan)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">Paddan-aram,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲרָ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·rām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6307.htm">Strong's 6307: </a> </span><span class="str2">Paddan-aram -- the place where Rachel died</span><br /><br /><span class="word">God</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹהִ֤ים</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">appeared</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֵּרָ֨א</span> <span class="translit">(way·yê·rā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> </span><span class="str2">To see</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶֽל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[him]</span><br /><span class="heb">יַעֲקֹב֙</span> <span class="translit">(ya·‘ă·qōḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3290.htm">Strong's 3290: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jacob -- a son of Isaac, also his desc</span><br /><br /><span class="word">again</span><br /><span class="heb">ע֔וֹד</span> <span class="translit">(‘ō·wḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5750.htm">Strong's 5750: </a> </span><span class="str2">Iteration, continuance, again, repeatedly, still, more</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and blessed</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיְבָ֖רֶךְ</span> <span class="translit">(way·ḇā·reḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1288.htm">Strong's 1288: </a> </span><span class="str2">To kneel, to bless God, man, to curse</span><br /><br /><span class="word">him.</span><br /><span class="heb">אֹתֽוֹ׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·ṯōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Direct object marker | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> </span><span class="str2">Untranslatable mark of the accusative case</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/35-9.htm">Genesis 35:9 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/35-9.htm">Genesis 35:9 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/35-9.htm">Genesis 35:9 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/35-9.htm">Genesis 35:9 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/35-9.htm">Genesis 35:9 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/35-9.htm">Genesis 35:9 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/35-9.htm">Genesis 35:9 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/35-9.htm">Genesis 35:9 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/35-9.htm">Genesis 35:9 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/35-9.htm">Genesis 35:9 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/35-9.htm">OT Law: Genesis 35:9 God appeared to Jacob again when he (Gen. 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