Genesis 35:14 meaning and explanation

So Jacob set up a pillar in the place where God had spoken with him—a stone marker—and he poured out a drink offering on it and anointed it with oil.

Genesis 35:14, Berean Standard Bible

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Jacob has returned from Paddan-aram, and God has just appeared to him at Bethel, renewing the promises of fruitfulness, nations and land and confirming the name Israel. In response Jacob sets up a stone pillar (Hebrew matstsebah) at the very spot where God spoke, pours a drink offering over it and anoints it with oil.

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