Neville Goddard on Genesis 33:17-20 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Genesis 33 in context

Scripture Focus

17And Jacob journeyed to Succoth, and built him an house, and made booths for his cattle: therefore the name of the place is called Succoth.

18And Jacob came to Shalem, a city of Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, when he came from Padanaram; and pitched his tent before the city.

19And he bought a parcel of a field, where he had spread his tent, at the hand of the children of Hamor, Shechem's father, for an hundred pieces of money.

20And he erected there an altar, and called it EleloheIsrael.

Genesis 33:17-20

Biblical Context

Jacob establishes Succoth, camps near Shechem, buys a field, and builds an altar named EleloheIsrael.

Neville's Inner Vision

Jacob’s outward journey is a map for your inner awakening. Succoth is not a mere place to sleep; it is a fixed dwelling in consciousness, a state you consciously assume as your I AM. When he journeys on to Shalem and pitches his tent before the city, you learn to stand at the threshold of appearances, keeping your inner tent intact while the outer scene forms around it. The purchase of a field, spread with his tent, for a hundred pieces, shows you claim mental ground by aligning belief with the one Power. And the altar named EleloheIsrael proclaims, here and now, that God is within, the I AM who governs your life. The presence of God becomes your covenant: you trust that your inner center rules your world, even when circumstances seem firm. Thus, faith is loyalty to the I AM, not to changing forms. When you live from that altar, your life rearranges itself to reflect the divine within.