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Genesis 28:17 Cross-References
Explore 13 cross-references for Genesis 28:17 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Genesis chapter 28 verse 17 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And he was afraid, and said, How dreadful is this place! this is none other but the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.”
Genesis 28:17 (KJV)
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Commentary on Genesis 28:17
And he was afraid, and said, How dreadful is this place! this is none other but the house of God, an... This passage belongs to the Jacob narratives which demonstrate God's sovereign election overriding human merit and the transformation of a deceiver into Israel, the father of the twelve tribes. The Jacob cycle shows how divine purposes advance through flawed individuals whom God graciously transforms.Key themes include God's sovereign choice ("the older shall serve the younger"), the consequences of deception and family dysfunction, exile and return patterns, wrestling with God leading to bl...
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Cross-References for Genesis 28:17
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“that you may know how men ought to behave themselves in the house of God”
“Arise, go up to Bethel, and live there. Make there an altar to God, who appeared to you when you fled from the face of Esau your brother.”
“I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look at God.”
“for they don't know that they do evil.”
“So that the priests could not stand to minister by reason of the cloud: for the glory of the LORD had filled the house of God.”
“which I have set up for a pillar”
“We shall surely die”
“an angel of the Lord stood by them”
“what will happen to those who don't obey the Good News of God?”
“I fell at his feet like a dead man. He laid his right hand on me”