Genesis 28:13

And, behold, the Lord stood above it, and said, I am the Lord God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed;

Cross-references

Genesis 28:4 is Isaac giving Jacob the Abrahamic blessing of land and offspring — the very promise God now confirms directly to Jacob in the dream.

Genesis 13:15 specifies Abraham's offspring will inherit the land 'forever' — the same promise God is now extending to Jacob as Abraham's heir.

Genesis 48:3 records Jacob telling Joseph about God appearing at Luz and blessing him — retelling this same covenant encounter.

Genesis 35:12 records God fulfilling this Bethel promise: 'the land I gave to Abraham and Isaac I will give to you.' Jacob receives what was promised here.

Genesis 35:7 explains Jacob named it El-bethel because God revealed himself there while fleeing — direct callback to this moment.

Genesis 35:6 Historical context

Genesis 35:6 identifies Luz as Bethel — the very place where God now stands above the stairway speaking to Jacob.

Genesis 35:1 recalls God appearing to Jacob at Bethel while fleeing Esau — directly referencing this theophany.

Genesis 32:9 has Jacob praying, directly citing God's command from this vision to return and be blessed.

Genesis 12:7 is the original land promise to Abraham at Shechem — God now reaffirms that same promise to Jacob, extending it across generations.

Genesis 26:24 shows God reaffirming the promise to Isaac, directly echoing the covenant continuation with Jacob.

In Genesis 32:12, Jacob prays reminding God of His promise to multiply his seed like sand — directly recalling God's words at Bethel.

In Genesis 35:3, Jacob recalls this Bethel encounter — God who answered him in distress and has been with him since.

Genesis 31:3 Prophetic fulfillment

In Genesis 31:3, God commands Jacob to return to his fathers' land — direct fulfillment of the land promise made at Bethel.

In Genesis 35:9, God appears again to Jacob at Bethel, reaffirming the blessing from the original ladder vision.

In Genesis 15:18, God first covenants to give Abram this land — the same land promise Jacob now receives afresh at Bethel.

In Genesis 50:24, Joseph references the land God swore to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob — the promise given here at Bethel.

In Genesis 48:4, Jacob recounts God's promise to make him fruitful and give the land — echoing the Bethel covenant.

In Genesis 31:42, Jacob testifies to God's faithfulness based on the covenant promises received at Bethel.

In Genesis 34:30, Jacob fears Canaanites will destroy him — contrasting with God's promise at Bethel to give him this very land.

Genesis 35:15 Historical context

Genesis 35:15 records Jacob renaming the place Bethel — the very location where God made this promise in the dream, now commemorated with its familiar name.

In Genesis 46:3, God reaffirms the promise of nationhood to Jacob in Egypt, building on the covenant.

In Genesis 46:1, Jacob sacrifices to 'the God of his father Isaac' — the same God who identified Himself at Bethel.

In Genesis 31:29, Laban says 'the God of your father spoke to me' — echoing God's self-identification as Abraham's God at Bethel.

Exodus 3:6 Allusion

Exodus 3:6 echoes God's self-identification as the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, linking back to this revelation.

Exodus 3:15 Allusion

Exodus 3:15 explicitly names God as the God of Jacob, affirming the eternal covenant from this encounter.

Acts 7:5 Parallel

In Acts 7:5, Stephen recounts God's promise of land to Abraham's seed though he possessed none — the same promise now confirmed to Jacob here.

In Ezekiel 37:25, God pledges Jacob's descendants will dwell in the promised land forever — directly echoing and expanding the Bethel land promise.

Psalm 105:11 quotes the land promise 'To you I will give the land of Canaan' — the psalmist recites the very covenant words God speaks to Jacob here.

In Exodus 32:13, Moses appeals to God's oath to multiply Jacob's offspring and give them the land — the Bethel covenant.

Galatians 3:16 Prophetic fulfillment

In Galatians 3:16, Paul argues that 'and to thy seed' refers to Christ alone — the ultimate heir of this promise to Jacob.

Malachi 1:2 Parallel

In Malachi 1:2, God's sovereign love for Jacob over Esau grounds this very encounter — God chose Jacob to receive the patriarchal covenant.

Micah 7:20 Allusion

In Micah 7:20, God's oath to perform truth to Jacob — sworn to the fathers of old — is this same patriarchal covenant.

In Ezekiel 28:25, God promises Israel will dwell in 'the land I gave my servant Jacob' — citing this very promise at Bethel.

In Jeremiah 32:22, this land promise to Jacob is recalled as fulfilled — God gave Israel the land he swore to their fathers.

Psalm 105:9 Allusion

In Psalm 105:9, this patriarchal covenant — sworn to Abraham and confirmed to Isaac — is the same oath God now reaffirms to Jacob at Bethel.

In 1 Chronicles 16:18, God says 'To you I will give the land of Canaan as your portion' — directly echoing the land promise God makes to Jacob's line here.

In 1 Chronicles 16:16, the psalmist recounts the covenant made with Abraham and sworn to Isaac — the same patriarchal oath God affirms to Jacob here.

In Joshua 21:43, the land God swore to the fathers is finally given and possessed — the fulfillment of the very promise God makes to Jacob here at Bethel.

In Deuteronomy 34:4, God shows Moses the land He swore to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob to give their offspring — the same patriarchal land oath fulfilled across generations.

In Deuteronomy 9:5, Israel's possession of the land is explicitly tied to confirming the oath sworn to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob — the patriarchal promise announced here.

In Deuteronomy 6:10, God will bring Israel into the land He swore to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob — the same oath to the same fathers that frames the land promise here at Bethel.

In Deuteronomy 1:8, Moses recalls this oath to the patriarchs as the basis for Israel entering the land.

Exodus 33:1 Allusion

In Exodus 33:1, God repeats this same promise — sworn to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob — as Israel departs Sinai.

Exodus 6:8 Allusion

In Exodus 6:8, God echoes this land promise to Moses — sworn to the patriarchs, now being fulfilled for their descendants.

In Matthew 22:32, Jesus uses the same 'God of Abraham, God of Isaac' formula to argue God is God of the living — the very formula God uses to introduce himself to Jacob here.

Mark 12:26 Allusion

In Mark 12:26, Jesus uses the same 'God of Abraham... and God of Isaac' self-identification — here given to Jacob at Bethel — to argue for resurrection.

Luke 20:37 Allusion

In Luke 20:37, Jesus cites the same 'God of Abraham, God of Isaac' formula, using God's self-identification at the burning bush to prove the dead are raised.

1 Kings 3:5 Parallel

In 1 Kings 3:5, God again appears in a dream to a patriarch's descendant and offers a generous gift — echoing the pattern of covenant promise given to Jacob here.

Exodus 3:16 Allusion

Exodus 3:16 references God's appearance to the patriarchs, including Jacob, to validate Moses' mission.

Acts 7:32 Allusion

In Acts 7:32, Stephen quotes this same self-identification formula — 'I am the God of thy fathers' — recalling the burning bush scene for his speech.

In Ezekiel 47:14, the land inheritance God swore to the fathers echoes this covenant pledge to Jacob and his descendants.

In Deuteronomy 29:13, God establishes Israel as His people according to the same oath to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob — expanding the patriarchal promise beyond land to covenant relationship.

Matthew 1:1 Prophetic fulfillment

In Matthew 1:1, Jesus descends from Abraham — the patriarchal line through which this covenant promise to Jacob's seed would be fulfilled.

In Hebrews 11:9, Jacob is praised for living by faith as a sojourner in the very land God here promised to give him.