The angel of God said to me in the dream, ‘Jacob,’ and I said, ‘Here I am.’
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The angel of God said to me in the dream, ‘Jacob,’ and I said, ‘Here I am.’
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And the angel of God spake unto me in a dream, saying, Jacob: And I said, Here am I.
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And the angel of God said unto me in the dream: Jacob; and I said: Here am I.
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Passages linked to Genesis 31:11 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Genesis 31:13 I am the God of Bethel, where you anointed a pillar, where you vowed a vow to me. Now arise, get out from this land, and return to the land of your birth.’ ”
- Isaiah 58:9 Then you will call, and Yahweh will answer. You will cry for help, and he will say, ‘Here I am.’ “If you take away from among you the yoke, finger pointing, and speaking wickedly;
- Genesis 18:17 Yahweh said, “Will I hide from Abraham what I do,
- Genesis 22:1 After these things, God tested Abraham, and said to him, “Abraham!” He said, “Here I am.”
- Genesis 31:5 and said to them, “I see the expression on your father’s face, that it is not toward me as before; but the God of my father has been with me.
- Genesis 48:15-16 He blessed Joseph, and said, “The God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, the God who has fed me all my life long to this day, the angel who has redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads, and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac. Let them grow into a multitude upon the earth.”
- Exodus 3:4 When Yahweh saw that he came over to see, God called to him out of the middle of the bush, and said, “Moses! Moses!” He said, “Here I am.”
- 1 Samuel 3:4 Yahweh called Samuel. He said, “Here I am.”
- 1 Samuel 3:6 Yahweh called yet again, “Samuel!” Samuel arose and went to Eli and said, “Here I am; for you called me.” He answered, “I didn’t call, my son. Lie down again.”
- 1 Samuel 3:8 Yahweh called Samuel again the third time. He arose and went to Eli and said, “Here I am; for you called me.” Eli perceived that Yahweh had called the child.
- 1 Samuel 3:16 Then Eli called Samuel and said, “Samuel, my son!” He said, “Here I am.”
- Genesis 16:7-13 Yahweh’s angel found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain on the way to Shur. He said, “Hagar, Sarai’s servant, where did you come from? Where are you going?” She said, “I am fleeing from the face of my mistress Sarai.” Yahweh’s angel said to her, “Return to your mistress, and submit yourself under her hands.” Yahweh’s angel said to her, “I will greatly multiply your offspring, that they will not be counted for multitude.” Yahweh’s angel said to her, “Behold, you are with child, and will bear a son. You shall call his name Ishmael, because Yahweh has heard your affliction. He will be like a wild donkey among men. His hand will be against every man, and every man’s hand against him. He will live opposed to all of his brothers.” She called the name of Yahweh who spoke to her, “You are a God who sees,” for she said, “Have I even stayed alive after seeing him?”
- Genesis 18:1 Yahweh appeared to him by the oaks of Mamre, as he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Gen 31:11 And the angel of God spake unto…
Gen 31:11 And the angel of God spake unto me in a dream, [saying], Jacob: And I said, Here [am] I.
Ver. 11. {See Trapp on "Gen 31:10"}
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And he said, lift up now thine eyes, and…
And he said, lift up now thine eyes, and see,.... This was all visionary, Jacob was still in a dream; but it was so impressed upon his mind, that he was spoke to, and bid to observe, and take notice, as follows: that
all the rams that leap upon the cattle are ringstraked, speckled,
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and grisled; thereby assuring him, that such would be those the ewes would bring forth, which would be right in him to agree with Laban for as his hire; and it is probable that there was some distance of time, at least a night, between the first motion of Laban's to Jacob to settle his wages, Gen 30:28; and his repeating that, and being urgent to have it done, Gen 31:31; and in this interval of time might be the night Jacob had this dream and vision in, for his direction; or if it was after the bargain made, since it is said to be at the time the cattle conceived, he had it to assure him of God's approbation of it, and of his success in it:
for I have seen all that Laban doeth to thee; had took notice how he had made him serve fourteen years for his wives, and had given him nothing for his service; and how he now was taking advantage of Jacob's modesty to get him to fix his own wages, which he supposed would be lower than he could have the face to, offer him.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 11. The angel of God spake unto me…
Verse 11. The angel of God spake unto me in a dream] It is strange that we had not heard of this dream before; and yet it seems to have taken place before the cattle brought forth, immediately after the bargain between him and Laban. If we follow the Samaritan the difficulty is at once removed, for it gives us the whole of this dream after Ge 30:36 of the preceding chapter,
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain Gen 31:11-13. The angel of the Lord spake, I…
Gen 31:11-13. The angel of the Lord spake, I am the God of Beth-el — This, no doubt, was the Word, or Son of God, who now condescended to be the angel or messenger of the Father to Jacob, and yet styles himself the God of Beth-el. Thus was Jacob reminded of Beth-el, and of the promises made to him there, by the same divine person, who now again appeared to him in a dream, to his great comfort.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 11. The angel of God spake — He refers…
11. The angel of God spake — He refers probably to the same revelation as that of Gen_31:3. This word came to him in a dream, in which was repeated the vision of many a previous dream. Gen_31:10.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 11. And the angel of God] The vision combines…
11. And the angel of God] The vision combines the account of the events connected with the wages in Gen_30:31-42 with the mention of the Divine word to Jacob in Gen_31:3.
Notice the frequent use of “God” (Elohim), not Lord (Jehovah), in this chapter, Gen_31:9; Gen_31:11; Gen_31:16; Gen_31:24; Gen_31:42.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain And the angel of God literally, the angel (or…
And the angel of God literally, the angel (or Maleach) of Elohim, i.e. of the God who was with me and protecting me, though himself continuing unseenspake unto me in a dream, saying, Jacob: And I said, Here am I. (vide Gen_20:1, Gen_20:11)
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C. I. Scofield 1917 · Public Domain See note, (See Scofield "Heb 1:4").
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See note, (See Scofield "Heb 1:4").
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