who answered me Jacob here refers to his flight from Esau (chap. 28), not, as some have supposed, to his flight from Laban (chap. 31).

in the day of my distress Cf. Psalms 20:1, "The Lord answer thee in the day of trouble; the name of the God of Jacob set thee up on high."

was with me Cf. Genesis 28:20; Genesis 31:3.

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