“And, behold, I am with you, and will keep you wherever you will go, and will bring you back to this land; for I will not leave you until I have done that which I spoke to you” (Genesis 28:15). “And, behold, I am with you, and will keep you wherever you will go” – the Rabbis say: He answered him regarding everything, but regarding sustenance,11See Jacob’s request, later: “And if God will be with me…and will give me bread to eat, and a garment to wear” (Genesis 28:20). he did not answer him.
“If God will be with me” (Genesis 28:20) – He said to him: “Behold I am with you”; “and He will keep me on this way” (Genesis 28:20) – “and will keep you wherever you will go”; “and I return to my father’s house in peace” (Genesis 28:21) – “and will bring you back to this land.” But regarding sustenance, he did not answer him. Rabbi Isi said: He answered him regarding sustenance as well, as it is stated: “For I will not leave you [e’ezovkha],” just as it says: “I have never seen a righteous man forsaken [ne’ezav], [or his children seeking bread]” (Psalms 37:25).