Genesis 28:19

And he called the name of that city Bethel, which was called Luz before. (And he called the name of that place Bethel; but the city that was there before was called 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

18Therefore Jacob rose early, and took the stone which he had put under his head, and raised (it) up into a title, or (a) sign, and poured out oil (from) above. (And so Jacob rose up early, and took the stone which he had put under his head, and set it up as a sacred pillar, and poured oil on top of it.)

20Also Jacob avowed a vow, and said, If God is with me, and keepeth me in the way in which I go, (or And Jacob vowed a vow, and said, If God is with me, and keepeth me safe on the way in which I go), and giveth to me loaves to eat, and clothes to be clothed with,

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Cross References

Genesis 35:1In the meantime the Lord spake to Jacob, (and said), Rise thou (up), and go up to Bethel, and dwell there; and make thou (there) an altar to the Lord, that appeared to thee when thou fleddest Esau, thy brother, (or who appeared to thee when thou fleddest from thy brother Esau).

Genesis 48:3And when Joseph entered to him, he said, Almighty God appeared to me in Luz (or Almighty God appeared to me at Luz), which is in the land of Canaan, and blessed me,

Joshua 18:13and it passed beside Luz to the south; that is Bethel; and (then) it goeth down into Atarothaddar, into the hill (country) which is at the south of Lower Bethhoron;

Judges 20:26Wherefore all the sons of Israel came (again) into the house of God, and they sat, and wept before the Lord, and they fasted in that day unto the eventide; and they offered to the Lord burnt sacrifices, and peaceable sacrifices, (or and they offered to the Lord burnt sacrifices, and peace offerings),

1 Kings 12:29And he set one calf in Bethel, and the tother in Dan.

2 Chronicles 13:19And Abijah pursued Jeroboam fleeing, and took his cities, that is, Bethel and his villages, and Jeshanah with his villages, and Ephron and his villages; (And Abijah pursued after Jeroboam, and took his cities, that is, Bethel, and its villages, and Jeshanah with its villages, and Ephron, and all its villages;)

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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