And Jehovah appeared to Abram and said, To your seed I will give this land. And there he built an altar unto Jehovah, who appeared to him.

And when Abram was ninety-nine years old, Jehovah appeared to Abram and said to him, I am the Almighty God! Walk before Me and be perfect;

And Jehovah appeared to him in the plains of Mamre, as he was sitting in the tent opening in the heat of the day.

And Jehovah appeared to him and said: Do not go down into Egypt; dwell in the land of which I shall tell you.

And behold, Jehovah stood above it and said: I am Jehovah the God of Abraham your father and the God of Isaac; the land on which you are lying I give to you and your seed.

And Jehovah said to Jacob, Return to the land of your fathers and to your kindred, and I will be with you.

And the Angel of God spoke to me in a dream, saying, Jacob. And I said, Here am I.

I am the God of Bethel, where you anointed the pillar and where you vowed a vow to Me. Now arise, get out of this land, and return to the land of your kindred.

So Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him.

And Jacob was left alone; and a Man wrestled with him until the dawn began to rise.

And He said, Let Me go, for the dawn has risen. But he said, I will not let You go unless You bless me!

And He said, Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel; for you have persevered with God and with men, and have prevailed.

And Jacob called the name of the place Penuel: For I have seen God face to face, and my soul is delivered.

And God said to Jacob, Arise, go up to Bethel and dwell there; and make an altar there to the Mighty God, who appeared to you when you fled from the face of Esau your brother.

And God spoke to Israel in the visions of the night, and called out, Jacob! Jacob! And he said, Here am I.

And He said, I am the Mighty God, the God of your fathers. Do not fear to go down to Egypt, for I will make of you a great nation there.

And Jacob said to Joseph: God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan and blessed me,

and said to me, Behold, I will make you fruitful and multiply you, and I will make of you a multitude of people, and give this land to your seed after you as an enduring possession.

Jehovah has appeared to me from afar, saying, Yea, I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore with lovingkindness I have drawn you.

Yes, he wept and pleaded with Him, and he contended with the Angel and prevailed. He found Him at Bethel, and He spoke with us there,

And he said, Brethren and fathers, listen: The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Haran,