And God appeared unto Jacob again, when he came out of Padanaram, and blessed him.
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Interpretation
The comfort the saints have in holy ordinances, is not so much from Beth-el, the house of God, as from El-beth-el, the God of the house. The ordinances are empty things, if we do not meet with God in them.
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This thought runs through Genesis 35:9-13.
Glossary
- Bethel Place
- House of God. (1. ) A place in Central Palestine, about 10 miles north of Jerusalem, at the head of the pass of Michmash and Ai. It was originally the royal Canaanite city of Luz ( Gen. 28:19 ). Modern identification: Beitin.
- Paddan-aram Place
- A plain, occurring only in Gen. 48:7 , where it designates Padan-aram. Modern identification: Harran.