Discovery BoxGenesis 1:10 
Context1:10 God called the dry ground “land” 1 and the gathered waters he called “seas.” God saw that it was good.
Genesis 1:27
Context1:27 God created humankind 2 in his own image,
in the image of God he created them, 3
male and female he created them. 4
Genesis 20:17
Context20:17 Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech, as well as his wife and female slaves so that they were able to have children.
Genesis 31:16
Context31:16 Surely all the wealth that God snatched away from our father belongs to us and to our children. So now do everything God has told you.”
Genesis 35:1
Context35:1 Then God said to Jacob, “Go up at once 5 to Bethel 6 and live there. Make an altar there to God, who appeared to you when you fled from your brother Esau.” 7
Genesis 35:11
Context35:11 Then God said to him, “I am the sovereign God. 8 Be fruitful and multiply! A nation – even a company of nations – will descend from you; kings will be among your descendants! 9
Genesis 46:3
Context46:3 He said, “I am God, 10 the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you into a great nation there.
1 tn Heb “earth,” but here the term refers to the dry ground as opposed to the sea.
2 tn The Hebrew text has the article prefixed to the noun (הָאָדָם, ha’adam). The article does not distinguish man from woman here (“the man” as opposed to “the woman”), but rather indicates previous reference (see v. 26, where the noun appears without the article). It has the same function as English “the aforementioned.”
3 tn The third person suffix on the particle אֵת (’et) is singular here, but collective.
4 sn The distinction of “humankind” as “male” and “female” is another point of separation in God’s creation. There is no possibility that the verse is teaching that humans were first androgynous (having both male and female physical characteristics) and afterward were separated. The mention of male and female prepares for the blessing to follow.
5 tn Heb “arise, go up.” The first imperative gives the command a sense of urgency.
6 map For location see Map4 G4; Map5 C1; Map6 E3; Map7 D1; Map8 G3.
7 sn God is calling on Jacob to fulfill his vow he made when he fled from…Esau (see Gen 28:20-22).
8 tn The name אֵל שַׁדַּי (’el shadday, “El Shaddai”) has often been translated “God Almighty,” primarily because Jerome translated it omnipotens (“all powerful”) in the Latin Vulgate. There has been much debate over the meaning of the name. For discussion see W. F. Albright, “The Names Shaddai and Abram,” JBL 54 (1935): 173-210; R. Gordis, “The Biblical Root sdy-sd,” JTS 41 (1940): 34-43; and especially T. N. D. Mettinger, In Search of God, 69-72. Shaddai/El Shaddai is the sovereign king of the world who grants, blesses, and judges. In the Book of Genesis he blesses the patriarchs with fertility and promises numerous descendants. Outside Genesis he both blesses/protects and takes away life/happiness. The patriarchs knew God primarily as El Shaddai (Exod 6:3). While the origin and meaning of this name are uncertain its significance is clear. The name is used in contexts where God appears as the source of fertility and life. For a fuller discussion see the note on “sovereign God” in Gen 17:1.
9 tn Heb “A nation and a company of nations will be from you and kings from your loins will come out.”
sn A nation…will descend from you. The promise is rooted in the Abrahamic promise (see Gen 17). God confirms what Isaac told Jacob (see Gen 28:3-4). Here, though, for the first time Jacob is promised kings as descendants.
10 tn Heb “the God.”
