^{1 Ref} And God saith unto Jacob, `Rise, go up to Bethel, and dwell there, and make there an altar to God, who appeared unto thee in thy fleeing from the face of Esau thy brother.'

^{2 Ref} And Jacob saith unto his household, and unto all who `are' with him, `Turn aside the gods of the stranger which `are' in your midst, and cleanse yourselves, and change your garments;

^{3 Ref} and we rise, and go up to Bethel, and I make there an altar to God, who is answering me in the day of my distress, and is with me in the way that I have gone.'

^{4 Ref} And they give unto Jacob all the gods of the stranger that `are' in their hand, and the rings that `are' in their ears, and Jacob hideth them under the oak which `is' by Shechem;

^{5 Ref} and they journey, and the terror of God is on the cities which `are' round about them, and they have not pursued after the sons of Jacob.

^{6 Ref} And Jacob cometh in to Luz which `is' in the land of Canaan (it `is' Bethel), he and all the people who `are' with him,

^{7 Ref} and he buildeth there an altar, and proclaimeth at the place the God of Bethel: for there had God been revealed unto him, in his fleeing from the face of his brother.

^{8 Ref} And Deborah, Rebekah's nurse, dieth, and she is buried at the lower part of Bethel, under the oak, and he calleth its name `Oak of weeping.'

^{9 Ref} And God appeareth unto Jacob again, in his coming from Padan-Aram, and blesseth him;

^{10 Ref} and God saith to him, `Thy name `is' Jacob: thy name is no more called Jacob, but Israel is thy name;' and He calleth his name Israel.

^{11 Ref} And God saith to him, `I `am' God Almighty; be fruitful and multiply, a nation and an assembly of nations is from thee, and kings from thy loins go out;

^{12 Ref} and the land which I have given to Abraham and to Isaac -- to thee I give it, yea to thy seed after thee I give the land.'

^{13 Ref} And God goeth up from him, in the place where He hath spoken with him.

^{14 Ref} And Jacob setteth up a standing pillar in the place where He hath spoken with him, a standing pillar of stone, and he poureth on it an oblation, and he poureth on it oil;

^{15 Ref} and Jacob calleth the name of the place where God spake with him Bethel.

^{16 Ref} And they journey from Bethel, and there is yet a kibrath of land before entering Ephratha, and Rachel beareth, and is sharply pained in her bearing;

^{17 Ref} and it cometh to pass, in her being sharply pained in her bearing, that the midwife saith to her, `Fear not, for this also `is' a son for thee.'

^{18 Ref} And it cometh to pass in the going out of her soul (for she died), that she calleth his name Ben-Oni; and his father called him Benjamin;

^{19 Ref} and Rachel dieth, and is buried in the way to Ephratha, which `is' Bethlehem,

^{20 Ref} and Jacob setteth up a standing pillar over her grave; which `is' the standing pillar of Rachel's grave unto this day.

^{21 Ref} And Israel journeyeth, and stretcheth out his tent beyond the tower of Edar;

^{22 Ref} and it cometh to pass in Israel's dwelling in that land, that Reuben goeth, and lieth with Bilhah his father's concubine; and Israel heareth.

^{23 Ref} And the sons of Jacob are twelve. Sons of Leah: Jacob's first-born Reuben, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun.

^{24 Ref} Sons of Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin.

^{25 Ref} And sons of Bilhah, Rachel's maid-servant: Dan and Naphtali.

^{26 Ref} And sons of Zilpah, Leah's maid-servant: Gad and Asher. These `are' sons of Jacob, who have been born to him in Padan-Aram.

^{27 Ref} And Jacob cometh unto Isaac his father, at Mamre, the city of Arba (which `is' Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac have sojourned.

^{28 Ref} And the days of Isaac are a hundred and eighty years,

^{29 Ref} and Isaac expireth, and dieth, and is gathered unto his people, aged and satisfied with days; and bury him do Esau and Jacob his sons.

^{1 Ref} God said to Jacob, "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."

^{2 Ref} Then Jacob said to his household, and to all who were with him, "Put away the foreign gods that are among you, purify yourselves, change your garments.

^{3 Ref} Let us arise, and go up to Bethel. I will make there an altar to God, who answered me in the day of my distress, and was with me in the way which I went."

^{4 Ref} They gave to Jacob all the foreign gods which were in their hands, and the rings which were in their ears; and Jacob hid them under the oak which was by Shechem.

^{5 Ref} They traveled: and a terror of God was on the cities that were round about them, and they didn't pursue the sons of Jacob.

^{6 Ref} So Jacob came to Luz, which is in the land of Canaan (the same is Bethel), he and all the people who were with him.

^{7 Ref} He built an altar there, and called the place El Beth El; because there God was revealed to him, when he fled from the face of his brother.

^{8 Ref} Deborah, Rebekah's nurse, died, and she was buried below Bethel under the oak; and the name of it was called Allon Bacuth.

^{9 Ref} God appeared to Jacob again, when he came from Paddan Aram, and blessed him.

^{10 Ref} God said to him, "Your name is Jacob. Your name shall not be Jacob any more, but your name will be Israel." He named him Israel.

^{11 Ref} God said to him, "I am God Almighty. Be fruitful and multiply. A nation and a company of nations will be from you, and kings will come out of your loins.

^{12 Ref} The land which I gave to Abraham and Isaac, I will give it to you, and to your seed after you will I give the land."

^{13 Ref} God went up from him in the place where he spoke with him.

^{14 Ref} Jacob set up a pillar in the place where he spoke with him, a pillar of stone. He poured out a drink-offering on it, and poured oil on it.

^{15 Ref} Jacob called the name of the place where God spoke with him "Bethel."

^{16 Ref} They traveled from Bethel. There was still some distance to come to Ephrath, and Rachel travailed. She had hard labor.

^{17 Ref} It happened that, when she was in hard labor, that the midwife said to her, "Don't be afraid, for now you will have another son."

^{18 Ref} It happened, as her soul was departing (for she died), that she named him Ben-oni,{"Ben-oni" means "son of my trouble."} but his father named him Benjamin.{"Benjamin" means "son of my right hand."}

^{19 Ref} Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath (the same is Bethlehem).

^{20 Ref} Jacob set up a pillar on her grave. The same is the Pillar of Rachel's grave to this day.

^{21 Ref} Israel traveled, and spread his tent beyond the tower of Eder.

^{22 Ref} It happened, while Israel lived in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah, his father's concubine, and Israel heard of it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve.

^{23 Ref} The sons of Leah: Reuben (Jacob's firstborn), Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun.

^{24 Ref} The sons of Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin.

^{25 Ref} The sons of Bilhah (Rachel's handmaid): Dan and Naphtali.

^{26 Ref} The sons of Zilpah (Leah's handmaid): Gad and Asher. These are the sons of Jacob, who were born to him in Paddan Aram.

^{27 Ref} Jacob came to Isaac his father, to Mamre, to Kiriath Arba (the same is Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac lived as foreigners.

^{28 Ref} The days of Isaac were one hundred eighty years.

^{29 Ref} Isaac gave up the spirit, and died, and was gathered to his people, old and full of days. Esau and Jacob, his sons, buried him.