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Jacob’s Return to Bethel
The first 15 verses of this chapter record Jacob’s return to Bethel which is about fifteen miles south of Shechem. If ever a man needed a decisive word from God it was Jacob the morning after the Shechem massacre. He is back home in the land of promise with all his family a …

The Deaths of Rachel And Isaac
The first verse in this passage says, “and they journeyed from Bethel” (v. 16). This is a tragic move that seems to have a direct bearing on what followed. Jacob moved away from Bethel after God had told him to go there and dwell. As a result of Jacob’s backslid …