Genesis 35:6

So Jacob arrived at Luz (that is, Bethel), which is in the land of Canaan, he and all the people who were with him.

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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

5As they traveled, God made panic to fall on the cities that were around them, so those people did not pursue the sons of Jacob.

7He built an altar there and called the place El Bethel, because there God had revealed himself to him, when he was fleeing from his brother.

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Cross References

Genesis 12:8From there he moved to the hill country to the east of Bethel, where he pitched his tent, with Bethel to the west and Ai to the east. There he built an altar to Yahweh and called on the name of Yahweh.

Genesis 28:19He called the name of that place Bethel, but the name of the city originally was Luz.

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