E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 28:19
Beth-el. Hebrew the house of El. read more
Genesis 28:19 Niv,nkjv
E.W. Bullinger
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 28:18-22
"And Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put under his head, and set it up for a pillar, and poured oil upon the top of it. And he called the name of that place Bethel; but the name of the city was Luz at the first. And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, if God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on, so that I come again to my father's house in peace, and Jehovah will be my God, then this stone, which I... read more
Thomas Coke
Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Genesis 28:19
Genesis 28:19. Of that place, Beth-el— That is, the house of God. It is imagined from what follows, (the name of that city was Luz,) that there was a city near the place where Jacob slept; but it is more probable that a city was built there in after-times. From the word Beth-el some derive the baetylia or baetylii of the Heathens, mentioned by Sanchoniatho; a sort of rude stones, which they worshipped as symbols of divinity. The word matzebah, says Stack-house, which our interpreters render a... read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Genesis 28:10-22
6. Jacob’s vision at Bethel 28:10-22"From a ’stone pillow’ to a ’stone pillar,’ this account tells how Jacob’s lodging place at Bethel became the most celebrated place of worship among the patriarchal narratives." [Note: Mathews, Genesis 11:27-50:26, p. 442.] Yahweh appeared at the top of an angel-filled stairway restating the promise to Abraham and adding more promises of blessing and protection for Jacob. The patriarch acknowledged God’s presence, memorialized the place with a monument stone... read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Genesis 28:18-22
Jacob set the stone up as a memorial to this revelation and God’s promise (Genesis 28:18). Pouring oil on it constituted an act of consecration. Jacob did not build an altar in response to God’s revelation, as his forefathers had done.Jacob vowed to convert his pillar into an altar if God would fulfill His promise (Genesis 28:15). This is the only recorded time that a patriarch proposed a vow with God (cf. Genesis 31:13). He swore that Yahweh would be his God if God proved faithful to him.... read more
John Dummelow
John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 28:1-22
Jacob Departs for Padan-aram. His Dream at Bethel1-4. Isaac bids Jacob seek one of the daughters of his uncle Laban in marriage, and assures him that the blessings and promises bestowed on Abraham should fall to him as heir.6-9. Esau’s marriage, though well meant, was only a union with the seed of the Egyptian bondservant, and therefore not one of the pure Hebrew race.10. After journeying for some days, Jacob reaches the district in the mountains of Ephraim, where Abraham had rested, when... read more
Charles John Ellicott
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Genesis 28:1-22
THE TÔLDÔTH ISAAC (Genesis 25:19 to Genesis 35:29). THE BIRTH OF ISAAC’S SONS.Abraham begat Isaac—The Tôldôth in its original form gave probably a complete genealogy of Isaac, tracing up his descent to Shem, and showing thereby that the right of primogeniture belonged to him; but the inspired historian uses only so much of this as is necessary for tracing the development of the Divine plan of human redemption.The Syrian.—Really, the Aramean, or descendant of Aram. (See Genesis 10:22-23.) The... read more
Charles John Ellicott
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Genesis 28:19
(19) Beth-el . . . Luz.—In Joshua 16:1-2, we find that Luz and Beth-el were distinct places, though near one another; and with this agrees the present passage. For plainly, Jacob and his attendants did not go inside the city, but slept on the open ground; and as they would carry their provisions with them, they would need no supplies from its Canaanite inhabitants. Probably at the time of Joshua’s conquest Beth-el was rather a holy place than a town, and when Ephraim seized upon Luz and put the... read more
William Nicoll
Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Genesis 28:1-22
Dreams Genesis 28:0 This dream deals with the supernatural, though in one sense all life is supernatural. And what happened to Jacob occurs again and again in your life and mine. I. Jacob has deceived his father and defrauded his brother: he has fled his home. As he journeyed forward he came to the lonely and rugged hill of Bethel. The darkness overtakes him as he ascends, creeps like a shadowy ghost over him, and then covers with its deep shadow the whole of the mountain from base to summit;... read more
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Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Genesis 28:10-22
28:10-36:43 JACOB ESTABLISHES THE FAMILYJacob’s marriages (28:10-29:30)Before Jacob left Canaan, God appeared to him in a dream. In spite of Jacob’s shameful behaviour, God repeated to him the covenant promises given earlier to Abraham and Isaac, promising also to bring him back safely to Canaan (10-15; cf. 12:1-3; 26:24). In return for God’s favour to him, Jacob promised to be loyal in his devotion and generous in his offerings. He named the place where he met God, Bethel (16-22).From Bethel... read more