Old Testament · VERSE 7

Genesis 35:7

King James Version

And he built there an altar, and called the place Elbethel: because there God appeared unto him, when he fled from the face of his brother.

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Genesis 35:7 in context

Genesis 35:5

And they journeyed: and the terror of God was upon the cities that were round about them, and they did not pursue after the sons of Jacob.

Genesis 35:6

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

Genesis 35:7SELECTED VERSE

And he built there an altar, and called the place Elbethel: because there God appeared unto him, when he fled from the face of his brother.

Genesis 35:8

But Deborah Rebekah’s nurse died, and she was buried beneath Bethel under an oak: and the name of it was called Allonbachuth.

Genesis 35:9

And God appeared unto Jacob again, when he came out of Padanaram, and blessed him.

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