Genesis 35:12
in Genesis 35The land that I gave to Abraham and Isaac I will give to you, and I will give this land to your descendants after you.”
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
and the land which I gave unto Abraham and Isaac, to thee I will give it, and to thy seed after thee will I give the land.
KJV
And the land which I gave Abraham and Isaac, to thee I will give it, and to thy seed after thee will I give the land.
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This verse in Genesis 35
Commentary
4 notes on this verseThese two promises had a spiritual signification, of which we may suppose Jacob himself had some notion, though not so clear and distinct as we now have; for, without doubt, Christ is the promised seed, and heaven is the promised land; the former is the foundation, and the latter the top-stone, of all God's favours.
This site's exposition
I am God Almighty
on Genesis 35:11-12
Isaac had sent him out at Genesis 28:3 with God Almighty's blessing, to be fruitful and multiply, and God now says it to him in person. El Shaddai is the name used in the covenant with Abraham at Genesis 17:1, where a change of name and kings descending stand in the same order. The land goes to Jacob and his descendants, and the family holds a cave in it.
This site's exposition
The land that I gave to Abraham and Isaac
The grant now runs through three names, the land given to Abraham, then Isaac, then Jacob. Joseph dies speaking the same three names over the land at Genesis 50:24. Exodus 6:8 carries them to Moses.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And the land which I gave Abraham and Isaac, to thee will I give it,....
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
“As I have given it to them so will I give it to you.” This alludes to an oath, for the land was given to them with an oath so that sin should not cause annulment of the gift, but to Jacob it was originally given without an oath.
1 more on this passage, in their own words ▾
This is a blessing as in the account of the Creation. 6 Cf. I.E.’s comments on Gen.:26.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 3 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
13 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הָאָ֗רֶץ | haaretz | the land | H776 → | 2504 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| נָתַ֛תִּי | natati | I gave | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| לְאַבְרָהָ֥ם | leavraham | to Abraham | H85 → | 175 times |
| וּלְיִצְחָ֖ק | uleyitzchak | and to Isaac | H3327 → | 108 times |
| לְךָ֣ | lekha | to <the> you | ||
| אֶתְּנֶ֑נָּה | ʾettenenah | I will give it | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| וּֽלְזַרְעֲךָ֥ | ulezarakha | and to offspring your | H2233 → | 229 times |
| אַחֲרֶ֖יךָ | ʾachareikha | after you | H310 → | 715 times |
| אֶתֵּ֥ן | ʾeten | I will give | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הָאָֽרֶץ׃ | haaretz | the land | H776 → | 2504 times |
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
הָאָ֗רֶץthe land
haaretzH776 →2504 times
אֲשֶׁ֥רwhich
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
נָתַ֛תִּיI gave
natatiH5414 →2011 times
לְאַבְרָהָ֥םto Abraham
leavrahamH85 →175 times
וּלְיִצְחָ֖קand to Isaac
uleyitzchakH3327 →108 times
לְךָ֣to <the> you
lekha
אֶתְּנֶ֑נָּהI will give it
ʾettenenahH5414 →2011 times
וּֽלְזַרְעֲךָ֥and to offspring your
ulezarakhaH2233 →229 times
אַחֲרֶ֖יךָafter you
ʾachareikhaH310 →715 times
אֶתֵּ֥ןI will give
ʾetenH5414 →2011 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הָאָֽרֶץ׃the land
haaretzH776 →2504 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Genesis 28:13And there at the top the LORD was standing and saying, “I am the LORD, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. I will give you and your descendants the…
it leads to
- Genesis 13:15
for all the land that you see, I will give to you and your offspring forever.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Genesis 48:3
Jacob said to Joseph, “God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and there He blessed me
- Genesis 26:24
and that night the LORD appeared to him and said, “I am the God of your father Abraham. Do not be afraid, for I am with you. I will bless you and multiply your…
- Genesis 35:1
Then God said to Jacob, “Arise, go up to Bethel, and settle there. Build an altar there to the God who appeared to you when you fled from your brother Esau.”
- Genesis 13:15
Through
Genesis 12:7Then the LORD appeared to Abram and said, “I will give this land to your offspring.” So Abram built an altar there to the LORD, who had appeared to him.
it leads to
- Genesis 17:8
And to you and your descendants I will give the land where you are residing—all the land of Canaan—as an eternal possession; and I will be their God.”
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Genesis 17:1
When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to him and said, “I am God Almighty. Walk before Me and be blameless.
- Galatians 3:16
The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. The Scripture does not say, “and to seeds,” meaning many, but “and to your seed,” meaning One, who is Christ.
- Genesis 18:1
Then the LORD appeared to Abraham by the Oaks of Mamre in the heat of the day, while he was sitting at the entrance of his tent.
- Genesis 17:8
Where this verse is studied
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Who and where
2 names in this verse with a page on the site.
This page draws on John Calvin, Commentary on Genesis; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.