Verse 5
Genesis 35:5
New Living Translation
5
As they set out, a terror from God (Elohim) spread over the people in all the towns of that area, so no one attacked Jacob’s family.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יִּסָּ֑עוּ וַ/יְהִ֣י חִתַּ֣ת אֱלֹהִ֗ים עַל הֶֽ/עָרִים֙ אֲשֶׁר֙ סְבִיבֹ֣תֵי/הֶ֔ם וְ/לֹ֣א רָֽדְפ֔וּ אַחֲרֵ֖י בְּנֵ֥י יַעֲקֹֽב
English Translation
And they set out, and there was fear of God upon the cities that were around them, and they did not pursue the sons of Jacob.
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Chapter 35 Context
1
Then God (Elohim) said to Jacob, “Get ready and move to Bethel and settle there. Build an altar ther...
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So Jacob told everyone in his household, “Get rid of all your pagan idols, purify yourselves, and pu...
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We are now going to Bethel, where I will build an altar to the God (Elohim) who answered my prayers...
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So they gave Jacob all their pagan idols and earrings, and he buried them under the great tree near...
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5
As they set out, a terror from God (Elohim) spread over the people in all the towns of that area, so...
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Eventually, Jacob and his household arrived at Luz (also called Bethel) in Canaan.
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Jacob built an altar there and named the place El-bethel (which means “God (Elohim) of Bethel”), bec...
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8
Soon after this, Rebekah’s old nurse, Deborah, died. She was buried beneath the oak tree in the vall...
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9
Now that Jacob had returned from Paddan-aram, God (Elohim) appeared to him again at Bethel. God (Elo...
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10
saying, “Your name is Jacob, but you will not be called Jacob any longer. From now on your name will...
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11
Then God (Elohim) said, “I am El-Shaddai — ‘God (Elohim) Almighty.’ Be fruitful and multiply. You wi...
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12
And I will give you the land I once gave to Abraham and Isaac. Yes, I will give it to you and your d...
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13
Then God (Elohim) went up from the place where he had spoken to Jacob.
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14
Jacob set up a stone pillar to mark the place where God (Elohim) had spoken to him. Then he poured w...
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15
And Jacob named the place Bethel (which means “house of God (Elohim)”), because God (Elohim) had spo...
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16
Leaving Bethel, Jacob and his clan moved on toward Ephrath. But Rachel went into labor while they we...
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17
After a very hard delivery, the midwife finally exclaimed, “Don’t be afraid — you have another son!”
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18
Rachel was about to die, but with her last breath she named the baby Ben-oni (which means “son of my...
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19
So Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem).
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20
Jacob set up a stone monument over Rachel’s grave, and it can be seen there to this day.
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21
Then Jacob traveled on and camped beyond Migdal-eder.
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22
While he was living there, Reuben had intercourse with Bilhah, his father’s concubine, and Jacob soo...
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The sons of Leah were Reuben (Jacob’s oldest son), Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun.
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The sons of Rachel were Joseph and Benjamin.
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The sons of Bilhah, Rachel’s servant, were Dan and Naphtali.
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The sons of Zilpah, Leah’s servant, were Gad and Asher. These are the names of the sons who were bor...
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27
So Jacob returned to his father, Isaac, in Mamre, which is near Kiriath-arba (now called Hebron), wh...
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Isaac lived for 180 years.
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Then he breathed his last and died at a ripe old age, joining his ancestors in death. And his sons,...
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