And Jacob, &c. This verse, probably from J, contains a parallel account to that of E in Genesis 28:18. Jacob erects a pillar, or upright stone (maṣṣêbah): and this he consecrates with a libation of oil and a drink offering. Whether this is the account of another pillar at Bethel, or is a parallel version of the account in ch. 28, is uncertain.

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