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Then he poured wine over it as an offering to God and anointed the pillar with olive oil. <a href="/esv/genesis/35.htm">English Standard Version</a> And Jacob set up a pillar in the place where he had spoken with him, a pillar of stone. He poured out a drink offering on it and poured oil on it. <a href="/bsb/genesis/35.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> So Jacob set up a pillar in the place where God had spoken with him—a stone marker—and he poured out a drink offering on it and anointed it with oil. <a href="/kjv/genesis/35.htm">King James Bible</a> And Jacob set up a pillar in the place where he talked with him, even a pillar of stone: and he poured a drink offering thereon, and he poured oil thereon. <a href="/nkjv/genesis/35.htm">New King James Version</a> So Jacob set up a pillar in the place where He talked with him, a pillar of stone; and he poured a drink offering on it, and he poured oil on it. <a href="/nasb_/genesis/35.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> So Jacob set up a memorial stone in the place where He had spoken with him, a memorial of stone, and he poured out a drink offering on it; he also poured oil on it. <a href="/nasb/genesis/35.htm">NASB 1995</a> Jacob set up a pillar in the place where He had spoken with him, a pillar of stone, and he poured out a drink offering on it; he also poured oil on it. <a href="/nasb77/genesis/35.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And Jacob set up a pillar in the place where He had spoken with him, a pillar of stone, and he poured out a libation on it; he also poured oil on it. <a href="/lsb/genesis/35.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And Jacob set up a pillar in the place where He had spoken with him, a pillar of stone, and he poured out a drink offering on it; he also poured oil on it. <a href="/amp/genesis/35.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Jacob set up a pillar (memorial, monument) in the place where he had talked with God, a pillar of stone, and he poured a drink offering [of wine] on it; he also poured oil on it [to declare it sacred for God’s purpose]. <a href="/csb/genesis/35.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Jacob set up a marker at the place where he had spoken to him—a stone marker. He poured a drink offering on it and poured oil on it. <a href="/hcsb/genesis/35.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Jacob set up a marker at the place where He had spoken to him—a stone marker. He poured a drink offering on it and anointed it with oil. <a href="/asv/genesis/35.htm">American Standard Version</a> And Jacob set up a pillar in the place where he spake with him, a pillar of stone: and he poured out a drink-offering thereon, and poured oil thereon. <a href="/cev/genesis/35.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Jacob set up a large rock, so that he would remember what had happened there. Then he poured wine and olive oil on the rock to show that it was dedicated to God, <a href="/erv/genesis/35.htm">English Revised Version</a> And Jacob set up a pillar in the place where he spake with him, a pillar of stone: and he poured out a drink offering thereon, and poured oil thereon. <a href="/gwt/genesis/35.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> So Jacob set up a memorial, a stone marker, to mark the place where God had spoken with him. He poured a wine offering and olive oil on it. <a href="/gnt/genesis/35.htm">Good News Translation</a> There, where God had spoken to him, Jacob set up a memorial stone and consecrated it by pouring wine and olive oil on it. <a href="/isv/genesis/35.htm">International Standard Version</a> Jacob erected a pillar of stone at that very place where God had spoken to him. He poured a drink offering over it, anointed it with oil, <a href="/msb/genesis/35.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> So Jacob set up a pillar in the place where God had spoken with him?a stone marker?and he poured out a drink offering on it and anointed it with oil. <a href="/net/genesis/35.htm">NET Bible</a> So Jacob set up a sacred stone pillar in the place where God spoke with him. He poured out a drink offering on it, and then he poured oil on it. <a href="/nheb/genesis/35.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> And Jacob set up a standing-stone in the place where he spoke with him, a pillar of stone. And he poured out a drink offering on it, and poured oil on it. <a href="/wbt/genesis/35.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And Jacob set up a pillar in the place where he talked with him, even a pillar of stone: and he poured a drink-offering thereon, and he poured oil thereon. <a href="/web/genesis/35.htm">World English Bible</a> Jacob set up a pillar in the place where he spoke with him, a pillar of stone. He poured out a drink offering on it, and poured oil on it. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/genesis/35.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And Jacob sets up a standing pillar in the place where He has spoken with him, a standing pillar of stone, and he pours on it an oblation, and he pours on it oil; <a href="/ylt/genesis/35.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And Jacob setteth up a standing pillar in the place where He hath spoken with him, a standing pillar of stone, and he poureth on it an oblation, and he poureth on it oil; <a href="/slt/genesis/35.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And Jacob will set up a pillar in the place which God spake with him; a pillar of stone: and he will pour out upon it a libation, and he will pour out upon it oil.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/genesis/35.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> But he set up a monument of stone, in the place where God had spoken to him: pouring drink offerings upon it, and pouring oil thereon: <a href="/cpdv/genesis/35.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> In truth, he set up a monument of stone, in the place where God had spoken to him, pouring out libations over it, and pouring oil, <a href="/nabre/genesis/35.htm">New American Bible</a> In the place where God had spoken with him, Jacob set up a sacred pillar, a stone pillar, and upon it he made a libation and poured out oil. <a href="/nrsvce/genesis/35.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Jacob set up a pillar in the place where he had spoken with him, a pillar of stone; and he poured out a drink offering on it, and poured oil on it.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/genesis/35.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And Jacob set up a pillar in the place where he had talked with him, a pillar of stone, and he poured out a drink offering on it, and he poured oil on it. <a href="/hpbt/genesis/35.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And Yaquuv raised up a monument in the place where he spoke with him, a monument of stone, and he poured upon it a drink offering and he poured upon it oil.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/genesis/35.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And Jacob set up a pillar in the place where He spoke with him, a pillar of stone, and he poured out a drink-offering thereon, and poured oil thereon. <a href="/sep/genesis/35.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And Jacob set up a pillar in the place where God spoke with him, even a pillar of stone; and offered a libation upon it, and poured oil upon it. <a href="/parallel/genesis/35-14.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=8866" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/genesis/35.htm">Jacob is Named Israel</a> …13Then God went up from the place where He had spoken with him. 14<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.">So Jacob</a> <a href="/hebrew/5324.htm" title="5324: way·yaṣ·ṣêḇ (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To take one's stand, stand. A prim root; to station, in various applications.">set up</a> <a href="/hebrew/4676.htm" title="4676: maṣ·ṣê·ḇāh (N-fs) -- A pillar, stump. Feminine participle of natsab; something stationed, i.e. A column or; by analogy, an idol.">a pillar</a> <a href="/hebrew/4725.htm" title="4725: bam·mā·qō·wm (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Or maqom; also mqowmah; or mqomah; from quwm; properly, a standing, i.e. A spot; but used widely of a locality; also of a condition.">in the place</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.">where</a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: dib·ber (V-Piel-Perf-3ms) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">God had spoken</a> <a href="/hebrew/854.htm" title="854: ’it·tōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- With (denoting proximity). Probably from 'anah; properly, nearness, near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.">with him—</a> <a href="/hebrew/68.htm" title="68: ’ā·ḇen (N-fs) -- A stone. From the root of banah through the meaning to build; a stone.">a stone</a> <a href="/hebrew/4678.htm" title="4678: maṣ·ṣe·ḇeṯ (N-fsc) -- From natsab; something stationary, i.e. A monumental stone; also the stock of a tree.">marker—</a> <a href="/hebrew/5258.htm" title="5258: way·yas·sêḵ (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to pour out, especially a libation, or to cast; by analogy, to anoint a king.">and he poured out</a> <a href="/hebrew/5262.htm" title="5262: ne·seḵ (N-ms) -- A libation, a cast idol. Or necek; from nacak; a libation; also a cast idol.">a drink offering</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·le·hā (Prep:: 3fs) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on it</a> <a href="/hebrew/3332.htm" title="3332: way·yi·ṣōq (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to pour out; by implication, to melt or cast as metal; by extension, to place firmly, to stiffen or grow hard.">and anointed it</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·le·hā (Prep:: 3fs) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8081.htm" title="8081: šā·men (N-ms) -- Fat, oil. From shaman; grease, especially liquid; figuratively, richness.">with oil.</a> 15Jacob called the place where God had spoken with him Bethel.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/genesis/28-18.htm">Genesis 28:18</a> Early the next morning, Jacob took the stone that he had placed under his head, and he set it up as a pillar. He poured oil on top of it, <a href="/exodus/24-4.htm">Exodus 24:4</a> And Moses wrote down all the words of the LORD. Early the next morning he got up and built an altar at the base of the mountain, along with twelve pillars for the twelve tribes of Israel. <a href="/joshua/24-26.htm">Joshua 24:26-27</a> Joshua recorded these things in the Book of the Law of God. Then he took a large stone and set it up there under the oak that was near the sanctuary of the LORD. / And Joshua said to all the people, “You see this stone. It will be a witness against us, for it has heard all the words the LORD has spoken to us, and it will be a witness against you if you ever deny your God.” <a href="/1_samuel/7-12.htm">1 Samuel 7:12</a> Afterward, Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen. He named it Ebenezer, saying, “Thus far the LORD has helped us.” <a href="/2_samuel/18-18.htm">2 Samuel 18:18</a> During his lifetime, Absalom had set up for himself a pillar in the King’s Valley, for he had said, “I have no son to preserve the memory of my name.” So he gave the pillar his name, and to this day it is called Absalom’s Monument. <a href="/judges/9-6.htm">Judges 9:6</a> Then all the leaders of Shechem and Beth-millo gathered beside the oak at the pillar in Shechem and proceeded to make Abimelech their king. <a href="/1_kings/18-31.htm">1 Kings 18:31-32</a> And Elijah took twelve stones, one for each tribe of the sons of Jacob, to whom the word of the LORD had come and said, “Israel shall be your name.” / And with the stones, Elijah built an altar in the name of the LORD. Then he dug a trench around the altar large enough to hold two seahs of seed. <a href="/2_kings/23-17.htm">2 Kings 23:17</a> Then the king asked, “What is this monument I see?” And the men of the city replied, “It is the tomb of the man of God who came from Judah and proclaimed these things that you have done to the altar of Bethel.” <a href="/hosea/12-4.htm">Hosea 12:4-5</a> 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. <a href="/isaiah/19-19.htm">Isaiah 19:19</a> In that day there will be an altar to the LORD in the center of the land of Egypt, and a pillar to the LORD near her border. <a href="/matthew/26-7.htm">Matthew 26:7</a> a woman came to Him with an alabaster jar of expensive perfume, which she poured on His head as He reclined at the table. <a href="/mark/14-3.htm">Mark 14:3</a> While Jesus was in Bethany reclining at the table in the home of Simon the Leper, a woman came with an alabaster jar of expensive perfume, made of pure nard. She broke open the jar and poured it on Jesus’ head. <a href="/luke/7-37.htm">Luke 7:37-38</a> When a sinful woman from that town learned that Jesus was dining there, she brought an alabaster jar of perfume. / As she stood behind Him at His feet weeping, she began to wet His feet with her tears and wipe them with her hair. Then she kissed His feet and anointed them with the perfume. <a href="/john/12-3.htm">John 12:3</a> Then Mary took about a pint of expensive perfume, made of pure nard, and she anointed Jesus’ feet and wiped them with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume. <a href="/acts/10-4.htm">Acts 10:4</a> Cornelius stared at him in fear and asked, “What is it, Lord?” The angel answered, “Your prayers and gifts to the poor have ascended as a memorial offering before God.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And Jacob set up a pillar in the place where he talked with him, even a pillar of stone: and he poured a drink offering thereon, and he poured oil thereon.<a href="/genesis/35-20.htm">Genesis 35:20</a> And Jacob set a pillar upon her grave: that is the pillar of Rachel's grave unto this day.<a href="/genesis/28-18.htm">Genesis 28:18,19</a> And Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put for his pillows, and set it up for a pillar, and poured oil upon the top of it… <a href="/exodus/17-15.htm">Exodus 17:15</a> And Moses built an altar, and called the name of it Jehovahnissi:<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/30-38.htm">Drink</a> <a href="/2_timothy/4-6.htm">Drink-Offering</a> <a href="/genesis/35-10.htm">Jacob</a> <a href="/malachi/3-4.htm">Oblation</a> <a href="/genesis/33-8.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/genesis/31-13.htm">Oil</a> <a href="/genesis/31-52.htm">Pillar</a> <a href="/genesis/28-18.htm">Poured</a> <a href="/genesis/28-18.htm">Poureth</a> <a href="/genesis/31-52.htm">Standing</a> <a href="/genesis/31-45.htm">Stone</a> <a href="/genesis/35-13.htm">Talked</a> <a href="/genesis/35-13.htm">Talking</a> <a href="/revelation/21-12.htm">Thereon</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/7-18.htm">Drink</a> <a href="/exodus/29-40.htm">Drink-Offering</a> <a href="/genesis/35-15.htm">Jacob</a> <a href="/exodus/30-9.htm">Oblation</a> <a href="/exodus/5-17.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/exodus/25-6.htm">Oil</a> <a href="/genesis/35-20.htm">Pillar</a> <a href="/exodus/8-24.htm">Poured</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-34.htm">Poureth</a> <a href="/genesis/35-20.htm">Standing</a> <a href="/genesis/49-24.htm">Stone</a> <a href="/genesis/35-15.htm">Talked</a> <a href="/genesis/35-15.htm">Talking</a> <a href="/exodus/17-12.htm">Thereon</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 35</div>1. <a href="/genesis/35-1.htm">God commands Jacob to go to Bethel.</a> 2. <a href="/genesis/35-2.htm">He purges his house of idols.</a> 6. <a href="/genesis/35-6.htm">He builds an altar at Bethel.</a> 8. <a href="/genesis/35-8.htm">Deborah dies at Allon Bacuth.</a> 9. <a href="/genesis/35-9.htm">God blesses Jacob at Bethel.</a> 10. <a href="/genesis/35-10.htm">Jacob Named Israel.</a> 16. <a href="/genesis/35-16.htm">Rachel travails of Benjamin, and dies in the way to Edar.</a> 22. <a href="/genesis/35-22.htm">Reuben lies with Bilhah.</a> 23. <a href="/genesis/35-23.htm">The sons of Jacob.</a> 27. <a href="/genesis/35-27.htm">Jacob comes to Isaac at Hebron.</a> 28. <a href="/genesis/35-28.htm">The age, death, and burial of Isaac.</a> </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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/35.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/genesis/35.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>So Jacob set up a pillar in the place where God had spoken with him Jacob's action of setting up a pillar is significant in the ancient Near Eastern context, where such markers were often used to commemorate divine encounters or significant events. This act of setting up a pillar is reminiscent of Jacob's earlier experience at Bethel (<a href="/genesis/28-18.htm">Genesis 28:18</a>), where he also set up a stone as a pillar after his dream of the ladder reaching to heaven. The pillar serves as a physical reminder of God's presence and promises. In biblical history, pillars often symbolize a place of worship or a memorial to a divine encounter, emphasizing the importance of remembering God's faithfulness and revelations.a stone marker The use of a stone marker is consistent with ancient practices of erecting stones as memorials. Stones were durable and visible, serving as lasting reminders of significant events. In the biblical narrative, stone markers often signify covenantal moments or divine interventions. For example, Joshua set up twelve stones in the Jordan River as a memorial of Israel's crossing into the Promised Land (<a href="/joshua/4-9.htm">Joshua 4:9</a>). The stone marker here signifies the sacredness of the location where God communicated with Jacob, reinforcing the idea of a tangible connection between the divine and human realms.and he poured out a drink offering on it The pouring of a drink offering is an act of worship and dedication. Drink offerings, typically consisting of wine, were part of the sacrificial system in Israelite worship (<a href="/exodus/29-40.htm">Exodus 29:40-41</a>). This act symbolizes the pouring out of one's life in devotion to God, reflecting a heart of gratitude and commitment. The drink offering is also seen in the New Testament, where Paul refers to his life being poured out as a drink offering (<a href="/philippians/2-17.htm">Philippians 2:17</a>), indicating a life fully surrendered to God's service. This connection highlights the continuity of worship practices and the theme of sacrificial devotion throughout Scripture.and anointed it with oil Anointing with oil is a significant biblical practice, symbolizing consecration and the setting apart of something or someone for a holy purpose. In the Old Testament, oil was used to anoint priests, kings, and sacred objects, marking them as dedicated to God (<a href="/exodus/30-25.htm">Exodus 30:25-30</a>). The anointing of the pillar by Jacob signifies the sanctity of the place and the divine encounter that occurred there. This act foreshadows the anointing of Jesus Christ, the Messiah, whose title means "Anointed One." The use of oil in anointing also points to the presence and work of the Holy Spirit, who anoints believers for service and empowers them for God's purposes.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jacob.htm">Jacob</a> The patriarch who is central to this passage. He is returning to Bethel, a place of significant spiritual encounters in his life. 2. <a href="/topical/b/bethel.htm">Bethel</a> The location where God had previously appeared to Jacob, and where Jacob is now reaffirming his commitment to God. 3. <a href="/topical/p/pillar.htm">Pillar</a> A stone marker set up by Jacob as a memorial to commemorate God's revelation and promises to him. 4. <a href="/topical/d/drink_offering.htm">Drink Offering</a> A libation poured out as an act of worship and dedication to God. 5. <a href="/topical/a/anointing_with_oil.htm">Anointing with Oil</a> A ritual act symbolizing consecration and the setting apart of the place as holy.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/m/memorials_of_faith.htm">Memorials of Faith</a> Just as Jacob set up a pillar to remember God's promises, we should establish reminders of God's faithfulness in our lives. <a href="/topical/a/acts_of_worship.htm">Acts of Worship</a> The pouring of a drink offering and anointing with oil are acts of worship. We are called to worship God with our whole being, offering our lives as living sacrifices. <a href="/topical/c/consecration_and_holiness.htm">Consecration and Holiness</a> Anointing the pillar with oil signifies setting it apart for God. We are called to live lives that are consecrated and holy, dedicated to God's purposes. <a href="/topical/r/reaffirmation_of_commitment.htm">Reaffirmation of Commitment</a> Jacob's actions at Bethel demonstrate the importance of reaffirming our commitment to God, especially after significant spiritual encounters. <a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness.htm">God's Faithfulness</a> This passage reminds us of God's faithfulness to His promises, encouraging us to trust in His continued guidance and provision.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_35.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 35</a> <a href="/q/what's_the_biblical_drink_offering's_role.htm">What is the significance of the biblical drink offering?</a> <a href="/q/what_are_the_sacred_pillars.htm">What are the Sacred Pillars?</a> <a href="/q/who_is_jacob,_also_known_as_israel.htm">Who is Jacob, also known as Israel?</a> <a href="/q/evidence_for_jacob's_stone_anointing.htm">What historical or archaeological evidence supports Jacob’s anointing of the stone or the site’s significant status (Genesis 28:18)? </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>(14) Jacob set up a pillar.--In doing this Jacob was imitating his previous action when God manifested Himself to him in his journey to Haran, <a href="/genesis/28-18.htm" title="And Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put for his pillows, and set it up for a pillar, and poured oil on the top of it.">Genesis 28:18</a>. This consecration of it by pouring on it oil, and offering to God a drink-offering, was in itself natural and right. But as these memorial pillars were subsequently worshipped, they were expressly forbidden by the Mosaic Law, the word correctly rendered "pillar" in this place being translated standing image in <a href="/leviticus/26-1.htm" title="You shall make you no idols nor graven image, neither raise you up a standing image, neither shall you set up any image of stone in your land, to bow down to it: for I am the LORD your God.">Leviticus 26:1</a>, and image in <a href="/deuteronomy/16-22.htm" title="Neither shall you set you up any image; which the LORD your God hates.">Deuteronomy 16:22</a>.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/35.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 14. - And Jacob set up a pillar - the former pillar (<a href="/genesis/28-18.htm">Genesis 28:18</a>) having probably fallen down and disappeared - in the place where he (God) talked with him (to commemorate the interview), even a pillar of stone. The setting up of pillars, according to Tuch a peculiarity of the Elohist, appears to have been a favorite practice of Jacob's: witness the first pillar at Bethel (<a href="/genesis/28-18.htm">Genesis 28:18</a>), the pillar on Galeed (<a href="/genesis/31-45.htm">Genesis 31:45</a>), the second pillar at Bethel (<a href="/genesis/35-14.htm">Genesis 35:14</a>), the pillar over Rachel's grave (<a href="/genesis/35-20.htm">Genesis 35:20</a>). And he poured a drink offering thereon. This is the first mention of those sacrificial libations which afterwards became so prominent in connection with the Mosaic ritual (<a href="/exodus/29-40.htm">Exodus 29:40, 41</a>; <a href="/leviticus/23-13.htm">Leviticus 23:13, 18, 37</a>; <a href="/numbers/6-15.htm">Numbers 6:15</a>; and elsewhere). Under the law the נֶסֶך- σπονδεῖον σπονδή (LXX.) libamentum, libamen (Vulgate); frankopfer (Luther) - consisted of a fourth part of a hin of wine, which was equal to about a third of a gallon. And he poured oil thereon - as he did on the previous occasion (<a href="/genesis/28-18.htm">Genesis 28:18</a>, q.v.). <a href="/commentaries/genesis/35-14.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>So Jacob יַעֲקֹ֜ב (ya·‘ă·qōḇ) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3290.htm">Strong's 3290: </a> Jacob -- a son of Isaac, also his desc set up וַיַּצֵּ֨ב (way·yaṣ·ṣêḇ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5324.htm">Strong's 5324: </a> To take one's stand, stand a pillar מַצֵּבָ֗ה (maṣ·ṣê·ḇāh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4676.htm">Strong's 4676: </a> Something stationed, a column, an idol in the place בַּמָּק֛וֹם (bam·mā·qō·wm) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4725.htm">Strong's 4725: </a> A standing, a spot, a condition where אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that [God] had spoken דִּבֶּ֥ר (dib·ber) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> To arrange, to speak, to subdue to him— אִתּ֖וֹ (’it·tōw) Preposition | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_854.htm">Strong's 854: </a> Nearness, near, with, by, at, among a stone אָ֑בֶן (’ā·ḇen) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_68.htm">Strong's 68: </a> A stone marker— מַצֶּ֣בֶת (maṣ·ṣe·ḇeṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4678.htm">Strong's 4678: </a> Something stationary, a monumental stone, the stock of a, tree and he poured out וַיַּסֵּ֤ךְ (way·yas·sêḵ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5258.htm">Strong's 5258: </a> To pour out, a libation, to cast, to anoint a, king a drink offering נֶ֔סֶךְ (ne·seḵ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5262.htm">Strong's 5262: </a> A libation, a cast idol on it עָלֶ֙יהָ֙ (‘ā·le·hā) Preposition | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against and anointed it וַיִּצֹ֥ק (way·yi·ṣōq) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3332.htm">Strong's 3332: </a> To pour out, to melt, cast as metal, to place firmly, to stiffen, grow hard with oil. שָֽׁמֶן׃ (šā·men) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8081.htm">Strong's 8081: </a> Grease, liquid, richness <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/35-14.htm">Genesis 35:14 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/genesis/35-14.htm">Genesis 35:14 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/genesis/35-14.htm">Genesis 35:14 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/genesis/35-14.htm">Genesis 35:14 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/genesis/35-14.htm">Genesis 35:14 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/35-14.htm">Genesis 35:14 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/35-14.htm">Genesis 35:14 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/35-14.htm">Genesis 35:14 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/35-14.htm">Genesis 35:14 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/genesis/35-14.htm">Genesis 35:14 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/genesis/35-14.htm">OT Law: Genesis 35:14 Jacob set up a pillar (Gen. 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