Verses 1–8
life Genesis 26:34,35.
Heth was ancestor of the Hittites.
Verse 9
Mahalath
Genesis 36:3 is called Bashemath:
Verses 10–11
And Jacob went out
Bethel becomes, because of Jacob's vision there, one of the significant places of Scripture. To the Christian it stands for a realization, however imperfect, of the heavenly and spiritual contents of faith, answering to Paul's prayer in Ephesians 1:17-23. Dispensationally, the scene speaks of Israel the nation, cast out of the Land of Promise because of evil-doing there, but holding the promise of restoration and blessing ; Genesis 28:15; Deuteronomy 30:1-10. To "an Israelite indeed" Christ speaks of Jacob's vision as to be fulfilled in the Son of man (cf) ; Genesis 28:12; John 1:47-51.
Verses 12–18
angels
(See Scofield "Hebrews 1:4").
Verses 19–22
Bethel
i.e. the house of God. Cf. Genesis 35:7.