Genesis 35:2

Jacob Goes Back To Bethel

¹ And God said unto Jacob, Arise, go up to Bethel, and dwell there: and make there an altar unto God, who appeared unto you when you fled from the face of Esau your brother. ² Then Jacob said unto his household, and to all that were with him, Put away the foreign gods that are among you, and be clean, and change your garments: ³ And let us arise, and go up to Bethel; and I will make there an altar unto God, who answered me in the day of my distress, and was with me in the way which I went.

Foreign Gods

Purify Yourselves

Put on

Turn Aside

Be Clean

Strange Gods

Jacob

Genesis 18:19

For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do righteousness and justice; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he has spoken of him.

Genesis 31:19

And Laban went to shear his sheep: and Rachel had stolen the images that were her father's.

Exodus 19:10

And the LORD said unto Moses, Go unto the people, and sanctify them today and tomorrow, and let them wash their clothes,

Joshua 24:15

And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom you will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.

Exodus 19:14

And Moses went down from the mount unto the people, and sanctified the people; and they washed their clothes.

Genesis 31:34

Now Rachel had taken the images, and put them in the camel's saddle, and sat upon them. And Laban searched all the tent, but found them not.

Joshua 24:23

Now therefore put away, said he, the foreign gods which are among you, and incline your heart unto the LORD God of Israel.

1 Samuel 7:3

And Samuel spoke unto all the house of Israel, saying, If you do return unto the LORD with all your hearts, then put away the foreign gods and Ashtaroth from among you, and prepare your hearts unto the LORD, and serve him only: and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.

Genesis 34:2

And when Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, prince of the country, saw her, he took her, and lay with her, and defiled her.

Genesis 34:24-25

And unto Hamor and unto Shechem his son hearkened all that went out of the gate of his city; and every male was circumcised, all that went out of the gate of his city.

Genesis 35:22

And it came to pass, when Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father's concubine: and Israel heard it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve:

Exodus 20:3-4

You shall have no other gods before me.

Exodus 23:13

And in all things that I have said unto you be circumspect: and make no mention of the name of other gods, neither let it be heard out of your mouth.

Leviticus 15:5

And whosoever touches his bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening.

Leviticus 17:16

But if he washes them not, nor bathes his flesh; then he shall bear his iniquity.

Numbers 31:24

And you shall wash your clothes on the seventh day, and you shall be clean, and afterward you shall come into the camp

Deuteronomy 5:7

You shall have none other gods before me.

Deuteronomy 6:14

You shall not go after other gods, of the gods of the people who are round about you;

Deuteronomy 7:25

The graven images of their gods shall you burn with fire: you shall not desire the silver or gold that is on them, nor take it unto you, lest you be snared by it: for it is an abomination to the LORD your God.

Deuteronomy 11:28

And a curse, if you will not obey the commandments of the LORD your God, but turn aside out of the way which I command you this day, to go after other gods, which you have not known.

Deuteronomy 32:16

They provoked him to jealousy with strange gods, with abominations they provoked him to anger.

Joshua 23:7

That you mix not among these nations, these that remain among you; neither make mention of the name of their gods, nor cause to swear by them, neither serve them, nor bow yourselves unto them:

Joshua 24:2

And Joshua said unto all the people, Thus says the LORD God of Israel, Your fathers dwelt on the other side of the River in former times, even Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nahor: and they served other gods.

Joshua 24:20

If you forsake the LORD, and serve foreign gods, then he will turn and do you harm, and consume you, after that he has done you good.

Judges 10:16

And they put away the foreign gods from among them, and served the LORD: and his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel.

Ruth 1:15

And she said, Behold, your sister-in-law has gone back unto her people, and unto her gods: return you after your sister-in-law.

2 Samuel 7:23

And what one nation in the earth is like your people, even like Israel, whom God went to redeem for a people to himself, and to make himself a name, and to do for you great things and awesome, for your land, before your people, whom you redeemed to yourself from Egypt, from the nations and their gods?

2 Kings 5:10

And Elisha sent a messenger unto him, saying, Go and wash in the Jordan seven times, and your flesh shall come again to you, and you shall be clean.

2 Kings 5:12-13

Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? may I not wash in them, and be clean? So he turned and went away in a rage.

2 Kings 17:29

However every nation made gods of their own, and put them in the houses of the high places which the Samaritans had made, every nation in their cities in which they dwelt.

1 Chronicles 16:26

For all the gods of the people are idols: but the LORD made the heavens.

Job 1:5

And it was so, when the days of their feasting were finished, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt offerings according to the number of them all: for Job said, It may be that my sons have sinned, and cursed God in their hearts. Thus did Job continually.

Psalm 51:2

Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.

Psalm 51:7

Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

Psalm 101:2-7

I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way. O when will you come unto me? I will walk within my house with a perfect heart.

Ecclesiastes 5:1

Guard your steps when you go to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they consider not that they do evil.

Isaiah 1:16

Wash you, make yourself clean; put away the evil of your doings from before my eyes; cease to do evil;

Isaiah 52:11

Depart you, depart you, go out from there, touch no unclean thing; go out of the midst of her; be you clean, that bear the vessels of the LORD.

Jeremiah 5:7

How shall I pardon you for this? your children have forsaken me, and sworn by them that are no gods: when I had fed them to the full, they then committed adultery, and assembled themselves by troops in the harlots' houses.

Jeremiah 13:27

I have seen your adulteries, and your neighings, the lewdness of your harlotry, and your abominations on the hills in the fields. Woe unto you, O Jerusalem! will you not be made clean? when shall it be?

Jeremiah 16:20

Shall a man make gods unto himself, and they are no gods?

Ezekiel 18:31

Cast away from you all your transgressions, by which you have transgressed; and make you a new heart and a new spirit: for why will you die, O house of Israel?

Ezekiel 20:7

Then said I unto them, Cast you away every man the abominations of his eyes, and defile not yourselves with the idols of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.

Ezekiel 36:25

Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and you shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you.

Daniel 5:4

They drank wine, and praised the gods of gold, and of silver, of bronze, of iron, of wood, and of stone.

John 13:10-11

Jesus said to him, He that is washed needs not except to wash his feet, but is clean completely: and you are clean, but not all.

Acts 19:26

Moreover you see and hear, that not alone at Ephesus, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul has persuaded and turned away many people, saying that they are no gods, which are made with hands:

1 Corinthians 10:7

Neither be you idolaters, as were some of them; as it is written, The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play.

2 Corinthians 6:15-17

And what harmony has Christ with Belial? or what part has he that believes with an infidel?

2 Corinthians 7:1

Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

Galatians 4:8

But then, when you knew not God, you did service unto them which by nature are no gods.

Hebrews 10:22

Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.

James 4:8

Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded.

1 Peter 2:1-2

Therefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speaking,

Jude 1:23

And others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh.