Tag Archives: Genesis 35

death not a gateway

Posted on April 17, 2014 by Jefferson Vann

Genesis 35:16-29 16 Then they traveled from Bethel. When they were still some distance from Ephrath, Rachel went into labor, and she had hard labor. 17 And when her labor was at its hardest, the midwife said to her, “Do … Continue reading →

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another new start

Posted on April 15, 2014 by Jefferson Vann

Genesis 35:1-15 And God said to Jacob, “Get up, go up to Bethel and live there. Make an altar there to the God who appeared to you when you had escaped from your brother Esau.” 2 So Jacob said to … Continue reading →

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Israel: assuming the mantle

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Jefferson Vann

Genesis 35.   The ESV Study Bible writes that “Jacob moves by stages from Shechem to Bethel… During this journey a number of incidents occur”  (including the deaths of Deborah and Rachel).  At the end of his journey, he is “in … Continue reading →

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