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Genesis 28:18–19

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18So Jacob rose early in the morning and took athe stone that he had put 1under his head and set it up as a pillar and poured oil on its top.

19And he called the name of that place 1aBethel; however, 2previously the name of the city had been bLuz.

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Footnotes

  1. 1Lit at his head-place
  2. 1Lit the house of God
  3. 2Lit at the first

Cross references

  1. aGen 28:11; 35:14
  2. aJudg 1:23
  3. bGen 35:6; 48:3

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

So early in the morning Jacob took the stone that he had put under his head and set it up for a pillar and poured oil on the top of it. He called the name of that place Bethel, but the name of the city was Luz at the first.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Early the next morning Jacob took the stone he had placed under his head and set it up as a pillar and poured oil on top of it. He called that place Bethel, though the city used to be called Luz.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Early in the morning Jacob took the stone that was near his head and set it up as a marker. He poured oil on top of it and named the place Bethel, though previously the city was named Luz.

NLTNew Living Translation

The next morning Jacob got up very early. He took the stone he had rested his head against, and he set it upright as a memorial pillar. Then he poured olive oil over it. He named that place Bethel (which means “house of God”), although it was previously called Luz.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And Jacob rose early in the morning, and he took the stone that he had put under his head and set it up as a stone pillar, and poured oil on top of it. And he called the name of that place Bethel; however, the name of the city was formerly Luz.

KJV 1900King James Version

And Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put for his pillows, and set it up for a pillar, and poured oil upon the top of it. And he called the name of that place Beth-el: but the name of that city was called Luz at the first.