Genesis 28:19

He called the name of that place Beth-el [House of God], but the name of the city was Luz at the first.

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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

18Jacob [Supplanter] rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put under his head, and set it up for a pillar, and poured oil on its top.

20Jacob [Supplanter] vowed a vow, saying, “If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and clothing to put on,

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Cross References

Genesis 35:1God said to Jacob [Supplanter], “Arise, go up to Beth-el [House of God], and live there. Make there an altar to God, who appeared to you when you fled from the face of Esau [Hairy] your brother.”

Genesis 48:3Jacob [Supplanter] said to Joseph [May he add], “ El Shaddai [God Almighty] appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan [Humbled], and blessed me,

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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