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Genesis 35:6–7

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6So Jacob came to aLuz (that is, Bethel), which is in the land of Canaan, he and all the people who were with him.

7aAnd he built an altar there and called the place 1El-bethel, because there God had revealed Himself to him when he fled 2from his brother.

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Footnotes

  1. 1The God of Bethel
  2. 2Lit from the face of

Cross references

  1. aGen 28:19; 48:3
  2. aGen 35:3

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

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.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

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 El-bethel because it was there that God had revealed himself to him when he was fleeing from his brother.

NLTNew Living Translation

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.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

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.

KJV 1900King James Version

So Jacob came to Luz, 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.