Genesis 35:7

7 There he built an altar, and he called the place El Bethel,[a] because it was there that God revealed himself to him when he was fleeing from his brother.

Genesis 35:7 in Other Translations

KJV
7 And he built there an altar, and called the place Elbethel: because there God appeared unto him, when he fled from the face of his brother.
ESV
7 and there he built an altar and called the place El-bethel, because there God had revealed himself to him when he fled from his brother.
NLT
7 Jacob built an altar there and named the place El-bethel (which means “God of Bethel”), because God had appeared to him there when he was fleeing from his brother, Esau.
MSG
7 He built an altar there and named it El-Bethel (God-of-Bethel) because that's where God revealed himself to him when he was running from his brother.
CSB
7 Jacob built an altar there and called the place God of Bethel because it was there that God had revealed Himself to him when he was fleeing from his brother.

Genesis 35:7 In-Context

5 Then they set out, and the terror of God fell on the towns all around them so that no one pursued them.
6 Jacob and all the people with him came to Luz (that is, Bethel) in the land of Canaan.
7 There he built an altar, and he called the place El Bethel, because it was there that God revealed himself to him when he was fleeing from his brother.
8 Now Deborah, Rebekah’s nurse, died and was buried under the oak outside Bethel. So it was named Allon Bakuth.
9 After Jacob returned from Paddan Aram, God appeared to him again and blessed him.

Cross References 4

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. "El Bethel" means "God of Bethel."
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