Genesis 28:20

• §2573Article 1 · In the Old TestamentRead at vatican.va

  “God renews his promise to Jacob, the ancestor of the twelve tribes of Israel.” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Gen 28:10-22.

Jerome

• Jerome, Against the Pelagians Book 3

  “Jacob says in his prayer, “If the Lord God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on, so that I come again to my…” — editor's note: Gen. xxviii. 20 sq.

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• Jerome, Letters Letter 22

  “Hear the prayer of Jacob: “If God will be with me and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat and raiment to put on, then shall the Lord be my God.”” — editor's note: Gen. xxviii. 20, 21.

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John Chrysostom

• John Chrysostom, Homilies on Hebrews Homily 18

  “And what could be poorer than Jacob (tell me), who said, “If the Lord give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on”? ( Gen. xxviii. 20.)” — the author cites it

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• John Chrysostom, Homilies on Matthew Homily 21

  “Dost thou not hear him praying and saying, “If the Lord give me bread to eat and raiment to put on?”which was not the part of one taking thought, but of one seeking all of God.” — editor's note: Gen. xxviii. 20.

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