Genesis 28:19

He named that place Bethel. (The earlier name of the town was Luz.)

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In The King James Version

And he called the name of that place Bethel: but the name of that city was called Luz at the first.

In Context

18So Jacob rose early in the morning and took the stone that he had put under his head and set it up as a pillar and poured oil upon the top of it.

20Jacob also made this promise, “If God will be with me and protect me on this journey which I am making and give me bread to eat and clothing to put on,

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Cross References

Genesis 35:1Then God said to Jacob, “Arise, go up to Bethel, and live there. Make an altar there to God, who appeared to you when you fled from your brother Esau.”

Genesis 48:3Then Jacob said to Joseph, “God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me,

Joshua 18:13Then the frontier ran to Luz, passing below Luz (which is Bethel) to the south, down to Ataroth-addar near the hill that lies south of Lower Beth-horon.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 28:17-22

Jacob's Vow. ( b. c. 1760.) 16 And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely the Lord is in this place; and I knew it not. 17 And he was afraid, and said, How dreadful is this place! this is none other but the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven. 18 And Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put for his pillows, and set it up for a pillar, and poured oil upon the top of it. 19 And he called the name of that place Beth-el: but the name of that city was called Luz at the… Read the whole commentary →

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