I am the God of Bethel, where thou anointedst the pillar, and where thou vowedst a vow unto me: now arise, get thee out from this land, and return unto the land of thy kindred.
I am the God of Bethel, where you poured oil on the stone pillar and made a promise to me. Now get up, leave this land, and return to the land of your relatives.
God is reminding Jacob of their past encounter and telling him it's time to leave where he is and go back to his homeland.
📚 Historical Context
This is God speaking to Jacob in a dream, calling him to leave his uncle Laban's household in Haran and return to Canaan. Years earlier at Bethel, Jacob had encountered God in a dream about a ladder reaching to heaven, and he had set up a stone pillar and made vows to God. Now, after twenty years of working for Laban and building his own family and wealth, God is calling Jacob home to fulfill his destiny as part of God's covenant people.
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