Genesis 35:6

And Jacob came to Luza, which is in the land of Chanaan, surnamed Bethel: he and all the people that were with him.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

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

In Context

5And when they were departed, the terror of God fell upon all the cities round about, and they durst not pursue after them as they went away.

7And he built there an altar, and called the name of that place, The house of God: for there God appeared to him when he fled from his brother.

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Cross References

Genesis 12:8And passing on from thence to a mountain, that was on the east side of Bethel, he there pitched his tent, having Bethel on the west, and Hai on the east; he built there also an altar to the Lord, and called upon his name.

Genesis 28:19And he called the name of the city Bethel, which before was called Luza.

Genesis 48:3And when Joseph was come in to him, he said : God Almighty appeared to me at Lute, which is in the land of Chanaan: and he blessed me,

Matthew Henry on Genesis 35:2-6

Jacob Summoned to Bethel; Jacob's Journeys towards Bethel. ( b. c. 1732.) 1 And God said unto Jacob, Arise, go up to Beth-el, and dwell there: and make there an altar unto God, that appeared unto thee when thou fleddest from the face of Esau thy brother. 2 Then Jacob said unto his household, and to all that were with him, Put away the strange gods that are among you, and be clean, and change your garments: 3 And let us arise, and go up to Beth-el; and I will make there an altar unto God, who answered me in the day… Read the whole commentary →

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