GENESIS—NOTE ON Genesis 35:11 God’s second statement emphasizes that Jacob is now heir to the divine promises given to Abraham and Isaac. kings shall come from your own body. The promise of royal descendants is first given to Abraham in Genesis 17:6. This theme will reappear in Joseph’s dreams (Genesis 37:6), showing that the ultimate fulfillment of the promise will come through Jacob’s descendants. The land that I gave. The divine promise of the land is renewed to include Jacob and his descendants.

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