Genesis 35:12

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.”

Genesis 35:12 in Other Translations

KJV
12 And the land which I gave Abraham and Isaac, to thee I will give it, and to thy seed after thee will I give the land.
ESV
12 The land that I gave to Abraham and Isaac I will give to you, and I will give the land to your offspring after you."
NLT
12 And I will give you the land I once gave to Abraham and Isaac. Yes, I will give it to you and your descendants after you.”
MSG
12 the land I gave Abraham and Isaac I now give to you, and pass it on to your descendants.
CSB
12 The land that I gave to Abraham and Isaac I will give to you. And I will give the land to your descendants after you.

Genesis 35:12 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 35:12

And the land which I gave Abraham and Isaac, to thee will I
give it
Meaning the land of Canaan, which, as he had by promise given it to his grandfather, and father, so he would give it to him; thus renewing the grant of it for his comfort, and the encouragement of his faith, when he had been in danger of being destroyed by the inhabitants of it, and was obliged to remove from one part of it to another: and to thy seed after thee will I give the land;
and not only make a grant of it to them, but put them into the possession of it, as in process of time he did.

Genesis 35:12 In-Context

10 God said to him, “Your name is Jacob, but you will no longer be called Jacob; your name will be Israel. ” So he named him Israel.
11 And God said to him, “I am God Almighty ; be fruitful and increase in number. A nation and a community of nations will come from you, and kings will be among your descendants.
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.”
13 Then God went up from him at the place where he had talked with him.
14 Jacob set up a stone pillar at the place where God had talked with him, and he poured out a drink offering on it; he also poured oil on it.

Cross References 2

  • 1. S Genesis 13:15; Genesis 28:13
  • 2. S Genesis 12:7; S Genesis 15:7; Genesis 26:3
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