Genesis 35

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Genesis 35 is a biblical chapter in the Book of Genesis that recounts key episodes in Jacob’s later life, including his return to Bethel, the reaffirmation of God’s covenant, the deaths of Rachel and Isaac, and the renaming of Jacob as Israel.

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Genesis 35 canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Biblical chapter
Chapter of the Book of Genesis
alsoFeatures Benjamin
Deborah
Esau
God
Isaac
Rachel
Rebekah
Reuben
alsoSetIn Bethlehem
Ephrath
Hebron
Kiriath-arba
linked to: Kiryat Arba

Luz
Mamre
Migdal-eder
Paddan-aram
canonicalStatus Canonical scripture in Christianity
Canonical scripture in Judaism
containsEvent Deborah Rebekah’s nurse dies
Deborah is buried under an oak below Bethel
Esau and Jacob bury Isaac
God appears to Jacob at Bethel
God commands Jacob to go up to Bethel
God reaffirms Jacob’s new name Israel
God reiterates the covenant promises to Jacob
Isaac dies
Isaac is gathered to his people
Jacob builds an altar at Bethel
Jacob buries foreign gods under the oak near Shechem
Jacob comes to Isaac at Mamre
Jacob hears of Reuben’s act
Jacob pours a drink offering on the pillar
Jacob pours oil on the pillar
Jacob sets up a pillar at the place where God spoke with him
Jacob sets up a pillar over Rachel’s tomb
Jacob tells his household to change their garments
Jacob tells his household to purify themselves
Jacob tells his household to put away foreign gods
Rachel dies in childbirth
Rachel gives birth to Benjamin
Rachel goes into hard labor on the way from Bethel
Rachel is buried on the way to Ephrath
linked to: Rachel’s tomb

Reuben lies with Bilhah Jacob’s concubine
Terror of God falls on surrounding cities
The sons of Jacob are listed
follows Genesis 34
literaryGenre Narrative
mainLocation Bethel
mentionsDivinePromise Promise of a nation and a company of nations
Promise of the land to Jacob and his descendants
Promise that kings shall come from Jacob’s line
partOf Book of Genesis
Hebrew Bible
linked to: Tanakh

Old Testament
positionInBook 35
precedes Genesis 36
primaryHumanProtagonist Jacob
recordsNameChange Jacob is called Israel
linked to: patriarch Jacob
religiousTradition Christianity
Judaism

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לֵוִי appearsIn Genesis 35
Children of Jacob mentionedIn Genesis 35
Genesis 34 precedes Genesis 35
Genesis 36 follows Genesis 35