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Genesis 35:6–7

So Jacob came to lLuz, which is in the land of Canaan, that is, Beth-el, he and all the people that were with him. And he built there an altar, and called the place ||El-beth-el: because there God appeared unto him, when he fled from the face of his brother.

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Genesis 35:6–7 — The New International Version (NIV)

Jacob and all the people with him came to Luz (that is, Bethel) in the land of Canaan. There he built an altar, and he called the place El Bethel, because it was there that God revealed himself to him when he was fleeing from his brother.

Genesis 35:6–7 — English Standard Version (ESV)

And Jacob came to Luz (that is, Bethel), which is in the land of Canaan, he and all the people who were with him, and there he built an altar and called the place El-bethel, because there God had revealed himself to him when he fled from his brother.

Genesis 35:6–7 — New Living Translation (NLT)

Eventually, Jacob and his household arrived at Luz (also called Bethel) in Canaan. Jacob built an altar there and named the place El-bethel (which means “God of Bethel”), because God had appeared to him there when he was fleeing from his brother, Esau.

Genesis 35:6–7 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

So Jacob came to Luz (that is, Bethel), which is in the land of Canaan, he and all the people who were with him. And he built an altar there and called the place El Bethel, because there God appeared to him when he fled from the face of his brother.

Genesis 35:6–7 — New Century Version (NCV)

And Jacob and all the people who were with him went to Luz, which is now called Bethel, in the land of Canaan. There Jacob built an altar and named the place Bethel, after God, because God had appeared to him there when he was running from his brother.

Genesis 35:6–7 — American Standard Version (ASV)

So Jacob came to Luz, which is in the land of Canaan (the same is Beth-el), he and all the people that were with him. And he built there an altar, and called the place El-beth-el; because there God was revealed unto him, when he fled from the face of his brother.

Genesis 35:6–7 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

And Jacob came to Luz, which is in the land of Canaan, that is, Bethel, he and all the people that were with him. And he built there an altar, and called the place El-beth-el; because there God had appeared to him when he fled from the face of his brother.

Genesis 35:6–7 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

Jacob and all the people who were with him came to Luz (that is, Bethel) in the land of Canaan. He built an altar there and called that place El Bethel [God of the House of God]. That’s where God had revealed himself to Jacob when he was fleeing from his brother.

Genesis 35:6–7 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

So Jacob and all who were with him came to Luz (that is, Bethel ) in the land of Canaan. Jacob built an altar there and called the place God of Bethel because it was there that God had revealed Himself to him when he was fleeing from his brother.

Genesis 35:6–7 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

Jacob came to Luz (that is, Bethel), which is in the land of Canaan, he and all the people who were with him, and there he built an altar and called the place El-bethel, because it was there that God had revealed himself to him when he fled from his brother.

Genesis 35:6–7 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

And Jacob came to Luz which was in the land of Canaan (that is Bethel), he and all the people that were with him. And he built an altar there and called the place El-Bethel, for there God had appeared to him when he fled before his brother.

Genesis 35:6–7 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

Jacob and all of the people who were with him came to Luz. Luz is also called Bethel. It’s in the land of Canaan. Jacob built an altar at Luz. He named the place El Bethel. There God made himself known to Jacob when he was running away from his brother.

Genesis 35:6–7 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

So Jacob came to Luz (that is, Bethel), which is in the land of Canaan, he and all the people who were with him.

He built an altar there, and called the place El-bethel, because there God had revealed Himself to him when he fled from his brother.


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