Genesis 35:7

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There he built an altar and named the place El Bethel (God of Bethel), because it was there that God revealed Himself to him when he was fleeing from his brother.

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  • Gen 35:1 : 1 God said to Jacob, "Get up, go to Bethel, and settle there. Build an altar there to the God who appeared to you when you fled from your brother Esau."
  • Gen 35:3 : 3 "Let us arise and go up to Bethel, and I will build an altar there to the God who answered me in the day of my distress and who has been with me wherever I have gone."
  • Gen 28:13 : 13 And there was the Lord standing above it, and He said, 'I am the Lord, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. The land on which you are lying, I will give to you and to your descendants.'
  • Gen 28:19 : 19 He called the name of that place Bethel, but previously the name of the city was called Luz.
  • Gen 28:22 : 22 And this stone that I have set up as a pillar will be God's house, and of everything you give me, I will surely give a tenth back to you.'
  • Exod 17:15 : 15 Moses built an altar and named it The LORD Is My Banner.
  • Judg 6:24 : 24 So Gideon built an altar there to the Lord and called it 'The Lord is Peace.' To this day it stands in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.
  • Eccl 5:4-5 : 4 It is better not to make a vow than to make one and not fulfill it. 5 Do not let your mouth cause you to sin, and do not tell God’s messenger that it was a mistake. Why should God be angry at your words and destroy the work of your hands?
  • Ezek 48:35 : 35 The perimeter of the city shall be 18,000 cubits, and the name of the city from that day shall be: The LORD Is There.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Gen 35:1
    85%

    1God said to Jacob, "Get up, go to Bethel, and settle there. Build an altar there to the God who appeared to you when you fled from your brother Esau."

  • Gen 35:13-15
    3 verses
    84%

    13Then God ascended from him at the place where He had spoken with him.

    14Jacob set up a stone pillar at the place where God had spoken with him. He poured out a drink offering on it and also poured oil on it.

    15Jacob called the place where God had spoken with him Bethel.

  • Gen 35:6
    82%

    6Jacob and all the people with him came to Luz (that is Bethel) in the land of Canaan.

  • Gen 35:3
    80%

    3"Let us arise and go up to Bethel, and I will build an altar there to the God who answered me in the day of my distress and who has been with me wherever I have gone."

  • Gen 12:7-8
    2 verses
    80%

    7The Lord appeared to Abram and said, "To your offspring I will give this land." So Abram built an altar there to the Lord, who had appeared to him.

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

  • Gen 28:16-20
    5 verses
    80%

    16Jacob woke up from his sleep and said, 'Surely the Lord is in this place, and I did not know it.'

    17He was afraid and said, 'How amazing is this place! This is none other than the house of God; this is the gate of heaven.'

    18Early in the morning, Jacob took the stone he had used as a pillow, set it up as a pillar, and poured oil on its top.

    19He called the name of that place Bethel, but previously the name of the city was called Luz.

    20Then Jacob made a vow, saying, 'If God will be with me and watch over me on this journey I am taking, and give me food to eat and clothes to wear,

  • Gen 33:20
    77%

    20There he set up an altar and called it El-Elohe-Israel.

  • Gen 35:8-10
    3 verses
    75%

    8Deborah, Rebekah's nurse, died and was buried under the oak below Bethel. So it was named Allon Bacuth (Oak of Weeping).

    9God appeared to Jacob again after he returned from Paddan-Aram, and He blessed him.

    10God said to him, "Your name is Jacob, but you will no longer be called Jacob; your name will be Israel." So He named him Israel.

  • Gen 31:13
    74%

    13I am the God of Bethel, where you anointed a pillar and made a vow to me. Now leave this land immediately and return to the land of your birth.'

  • Gen 26:25
    73%

    25So Isaac built an altar there and called on the name of the LORD. He pitched his tent there, and his servants dug a well.

  • Gen 13:3-4
    2 verses
    73%

    3He journeyed from the Negev as far as Bethel, to the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Bethel and Ai.

    4To the place of the altar he had made there at first, and Abram called on the name of the LORD there.

  • Gen 28:10-11
    2 verses
    71%

    10Jacob left Beersheba and set out for Haran.

    11He came to a certain place, stayed there for the night because the sun had set. He took one of the stones from the place, put it under his head, and lay down in that place.

  • Gen 48:3
    71%

    3Jacob said to Joseph, 'God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan and blessed me.'

  • Gen 31:47
    71%

    47Laban called it Jegar Sahadutha, and Jacob called it Galeed.

  • Gen 32:2
    70%

    2Jacob went on his way, and angels of God met him.

  • Gen 35:27
    70%

    27Jacob came to his father Isaac at Mamre, near Kiriath-Arba (that is, Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac had lived as foreigners.

  • Gen 13:18
    70%

    18So Abram moved his tent and went to live by the oaks of Mamre, which are in Hebron. There he built an altar to the LORD.

  • Gen 32:30
    69%

    30Jacob said, 'Please tell me your name.' But he replied, 'Why do you ask my name?' Then he blessed him there.

  • Gen 31:21
    69%

    21So Jacob fled with all he had. He crossed the river and set his face toward the hill country of Gilead.

  • Gen 32:9
    69%

    9He thought, 'If Esau comes and attacks one camp, then the other camp that is left will escape.'

  • Judg 1:22-23
    2 verses
    69%

    22The people of Joseph also went up against Bethel, and the LORD was with them.

    23The house of Joseph spied out Bethel, which had previously been called Luz.

  • Gen 31:45
    69%

    45So Jacob took a stone and set it up as a pillar.

  • Gen 22:14
    69%

    14And Abraham named that place 'The LORD Will Provide,' as it is said to this day, 'On the mountain of the LORD it will be provided.'

  • Judg 1:26
    69%

    26The man went to the land of the Hittites, built a city, and named it Luz, which is its name to this day.

  • Judg 6:24
    69%

    24So Gideon built an altar there to the Lord and called it 'The Lord is Peace.' To this day it stands in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.

  • Gen 31:25
    68%

    25Laban caught up with Jacob. Now Jacob had pitched his tent in the hill country, and Laban and his relatives camped in the hill country of Gilead.

  • 1 Sam 7:17
    68%

    17But he always returned to Ramah, where his home was. There he judged Israel and also built an altar to the LORD.