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Genesis 28:19

Bethel (of Palestine)Luz

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.

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

20 And Jacob 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 raiment to put on,

21 So that I come again to my father’s house in peace; then shall the LORD be my God:

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BSB
and he called that place Bethel, though previously the city had been named Luz.
KJV
And he called the name of that place Beth-el: but the name of that city was called Luz at the first.
WEB
He called the name of that place Bethel, but the name of the city was Luz at the first.
ASV
And he called the name of that place Beth-el. But the name of the city was Luz at the first.
DARBY
And he called the name of that place Beth-el; but the name of that city was Luz at the first.
BLB
And he called the name of that place Bethel, but Luz was the name of the city at the first.
ÅB
Og han kalte dette sted Betel[^1]; før hette byen Luz.
OTB
Han kalte stedet Betel, selv om byen tidligere het Luz.
B1930
Og han kalte dette sted Betel; før hette byen Luz. / < Guds hus.>

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Genesis 48:3

    And Jacob said unto Joseph, God Almighty appeared unto me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me,

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  • Hosea 12:4–5

    Yea, he had power over the angel, and prevailed: he wept, and made supplication unto him: he found him in Beth-el, and there he spake with us;

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  • Genesis 35:1

    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.

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  • Hosea 4:15

    Though thou, Israel, play the harlot, yet let not Judah offend; and come not ye unto Gilgal, neither go ye up to Beth-aven, nor swear, The LORD liveth.

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  • Judges 1:22–26

    And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Beth-el: and the LORD was with them.

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  • 1 Kings 12:29

    And he set the one in Beth-el, and the other put he in Dan.

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  • Genesis 12:8

    And he removed from thence unto a mountain on the east of Beth-el, and pitched his tent, having Beth-el on the west, and Hai on the east: and there he builded an altar unto the LORD, and called upon the name of the LORD.

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