Genesis 35:1

Then God said to Jacob, “Go up at once ¹  to Bethel ²  and live there. Make an altar there to God, who appeared to you when you fled from your brother Esau.” ³ 

Ge 12:8; Ge 13:3,4; Ge 16:8; Ge 22:14; Ge 27:41-45; Ge 28:10-22; Ge 31:3,13; Ge 35:7; Ex 2:15; De 32:36; Ps 46:1; Ps 47:4; Ps 91:15; Ec 5:4-6; Ho 12:4; Na 1:15

¹ tn Heb “arise, go up.” The first imperative gives the command a sense of urgency.

² map For location see Map4 G4; Map5 C1; Map6 E3; Map7 D1; Map8 G3.

³ sn God is calling on Jacob to fulfill his vow he made when he fled from…Esau (see Gen 28:20-22).