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Genesis 33:20 KJV
Genesis · chapter 33 · verse 20
And he erected there an altar, and called it EleloheIsrael.Genesis 33:20 · King James Version
Genesis 33:20 in context
18And Jacob came to Shalem, a city of Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, when he came from Padanaram; and pitched his tent before the city.
19And he bought a parcel of a field, where he had spread his tent, at the hand of the children of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for an hundred pieces of money.
20And he erected there an altar, and called it EleloheIsrael.
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Here, 1. Jacob comes to Succoth. Having in a friendly manner parted with Esau, who had gone to his own country (Gen 33:16), he comes to a place where, it should seem, he rested for some time, set up booths for his cattle, and other conveniences for himself and family.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 16-20