The Sayings of God

God Speaks to Jacob in Be'er Sheva

I am the God, God of your father. Do not fear going down to Egypt, because there I will make you into a great nation. I will descend with you to Egypt, and I will raise you up again - and Joseph will set his hands on your eyes. - Genesis 46:3-4

Dear Jacob

Jacob, Jacob! - Genesis 46:2

God Blesses Jacob in Beth-El

I am God Almighty. Be fruitful and multiply. A nation and an assembly of nations will come from you, and kings will come out of your loins, and the land which I gave to Abraham and to Isaac, I will give to you. I will give the land to your descendants after you. - Genesis 35:11-12

Jacob, Israel

Your name is Jacob. Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel will be your name.
- Genesis 35:10

After the Rape of Dina in Shechem

Arise, go to Beth-El and live there. Make there an alter to God who appeared to you when you fled from Esau your brother. - Genesis 35:1

Esau's Guardian Angel, Samael

Why do you ask my name? - Genesis 32:29

Call Me Israel

Your name will no longer be Jacob but Israel, because you have struggled with God and with men and have prevailed. - Genesis 32:28

What's In a Name?

What is your name? - Genesis 32:27

An Angel Wrestles With Jacob

Send me away, because the dawn has risen. - Genesis 32:26

God Speaks to Lavan in a Dream

Be on guard yourself that you do not speak with Jacob for good or for evil.
- Genesis 31:24

God Speaks to Jacob in Lavan's House in Haran

Return to the land of your fathers and to your birthplace. I will be with you.
- Genesis 31:3

Jacob's Ladder

I am the Eternal, God of Abraham your father and God of Isaac. I will give the land on which you are lying to you and to your descendants, and your descendants will be as the dust of the earth. Then you will spread westward, eastward, northward and southward, and all the families of the land will be blessed by you and by your descendants. Now then, I am with you and will safeguard you everywhere you go. I will return you to this land, because I will not abandon you until I have done that which I have spoken to you.
- Genesis 28:13-15