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11 And God said to him,

“I am [a]God Almighty.
Be fruitful and multiply;
A nation and a company of nations shall come from you,
And kings shall be born of your [b]loins.
12 
“The land which I gave Abraham and Isaac
I will give to you,
and to your descendants after you I will give the land.”

13 Then God ascended from Jacob in the place where He had spoken with him.

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  1. Genesis 35:11 Heb El Shaddai, the sufficient and powerful One.
  2. Genesis 35:11 The midsection of the body between the lower ribs and the hips. Often a euphemism for the human genitals.

11 And God said to him, “I am God Almighty[a];(A) be fruitful and increase in number.(B) A nation(C) and a community of nations will come from you, and kings will be among your descendants.(D) 12 The land I gave to Abraham and Isaac I also give to you, and I will give this land to your descendants after you.(E)(F) 13 Then God went up from him(G) at the place where he had talked with him.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 35:11 Hebrew El-Shaddai