xxvi. 2, 24, and to Abraham and others on various occasions, were

visible personal appearances.

Another instance in the history of Jacob, in which the official designation Melach occurs interchangeably with Elohim, is Gen. xlviii. 15: "And he blessed Joseph and said, (The) Elohim, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk, (the) Elohim which fed me all my life long unto this day, _the Melach_ which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads." The identity of Person here is made emphatic by the article prefixed to each designation.