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Genesis 35:7 KJV
Genesis · chapter 35 · verse 7
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 35:7 · King James Version
Genesis 35:7 in context
5And 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.
6So Jacob came to Luz, which is in the land of Canaan, that is, Bethel, he and all the people that were with him.
7And 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.
8But Deborah Rebekah’s nurse died, and she was buried beneath Bethel under an oak: and the name of it was called Allonbachuth.
9And God appeared unto Jacob again, when he came out of Padanaram, and blessed him.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- ElbethelʼÊl Bêyth-ʼÊlEl-Bethel, the title given to a consecrated spot by JacobH416 →
- appearedgâlâhto denudeH1540 →
- calledqârâʼto call out toH7121 →
- builtbânâhto buildH1129 →
- altarmizbêachan altarH4196 →
- placemâqôwmproperly, a standingH4725 →
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Jacob and his retinue having safely arrived at Bethel, we are here told what passed there. I. There he built an altar (Gen 35:7), and no doubt offered sacrifice upon it, perhaps the tenth of his cattle, according to his vow, I will give the tenth unto thee.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 6-15