Genesis 28:19

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

He called that place Bethel, although the former name of the town was Luz.

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Referenced Verses

  • Gen 48:3 : 3 Jacob said to Joseph,“The Sovereign God appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan and blessed me.
  • Judg 1:22-26 : 22 Partial Success When the men of Joseph attacked Bethel, the LORD was with them. 23 When the men of Joseph spied out Bethel(it used to be called Luz), 24 the spies spotted a man leaving the city. They said to him,“If you show us a secret entrance into the city, we will reward you.” 25 He showed them a secret entrance into the city, and they put the city to the sword. But they let the man and his extended family leave safely. 26 He moved to Hittite country and built a city. He named it Luz, and it has kept that name to this very day.
  • 1 Kgs 12:29 : 29 He put one in Bethel and the other in Dan.
  • Hos 4:15 : 15 Warning to Judah: Do Not Join in Israel’s Apostasy! Although you, O Israel, commit adultery, do not let Judah become guilty! Do not journey to Gilgal! Do not go up to Beth Aven! Do not swear,“As surely as the LORD lives!”
  • Hos 12:4-5 : 4 He struggled with an angel and prevailed; he wept and begged for his favor. He found God at Bethel, and there he spoke with him! 5 As for the LORD God Almighty, the LORD is the name by which he is remembered!
  • Gen 12:8 : 8 Then he moved from there to the hill country east of Bethel and pitched his tent, with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east. There he built an altar to the LORD and worshiped the LORD.
  • Gen 35:1 : 1 The Return to Bethel Then God said to Jacob,“Go up at once to Bethel and live there. Make an altar there to God, who appeared to you when you fled from your brother Esau.”

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  • Gen 35:14-15
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    82%

    14So Jacob set up a sacred stone pillar in the place where God spoke with him. He poured out a drink offering on it, and then he poured oil on it.

    15Jacob named the place where God spoke with him Bethel.

  • Gen 35:6-7
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    82%

    6Jacob and all those who were with him arrived at Luz(that is, Bethel) in the land of Canaan.

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

  • Judg 1:26
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    26He moved to Hittite country and built a city. He named it Luz, and it has kept that name to this very day.

  • Judg 1:22-23
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    79%

    22Partial Success When the men of Joseph attacked Bethel, the LORD was with them.

    23When the men of Joseph spied out Bethel(it used to be called Luz),

  • Gen 28:16-18
    3 verses
    77%

    16Then Jacob woke up and thought,“Surely the LORD is in this place, but I did not realize it!”

    17He was afraid and said,“What an awesome place this is! This is nothing else than the house of God! This is the gate of heaven!”

    18Early in the morning Jacob took the stone he had placed near his head and set it up as a sacred stone. Then he poured oil on top of it.

  • Gen 48:3
    75%

    3Jacob said to Joseph,“The Sovereign God appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan and blessed me.

  • Gen 28:10-12
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    74%

    10Jacob’s Dream at Bethel Meanwhile Jacob left Beer Sheba and set out for Haran.

    11He reached a certain place where he decided to camp because the sun had gone down. He took one of the stones and placed it near his head. Then he fell asleep in that place

    12and had a dream. He saw a stairway erected on the earth with its top reaching to the heavens. The angels of God were going up and coming down it

  • Gen 35:1
    74%

    1The Return to Bethel Then God said to Jacob,“Go up at once to Bethel and live there. Make an altar there to God, who appeared to you when you fled from your brother Esau.”

  • Gen 12:8
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    8Then he moved from there to the hill country east of Bethel and pitched his tent, with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east. There he built an altar to the LORD and worshiped the LORD.

  • Gen 31:13
    73%

    13I am the God of Bethel, where you anointed the sacred stone and made a vow to me. Now leave this land immediately and return to your native land.’”

  • Gen 31:47-48
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    47Laban called it Jegar Sahadutha, but Jacob called it Galeed.

    48Laban said,“This pile of stones is a witness of our agreement today.” That is why it was called Galeed.

  • Gen 35:3
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    3Let us go up at once to Bethel. Then I will make an altar there to God, who responded to me in my time of distress and has been with me wherever I went.”

  • Gen 28:20-21
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    20Then Jacob made a vow, saying,“If God is with me and protects me on this journey I am taking and gives me food to eat and clothing to wear,

    21and I return safely to my father’s home, then the LORD will become my God.

  • Gen 33:20
    71%

    20There he set up an altar and called it“The God of Israel is God.”

  • Josh 16:2
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    2The southern border extended from Bethel to Luz, and crossed to Arkite territory at Ataroth.

  • Gen 35:9-10
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    9God appeared to Jacob again after he returned from Paddan Aram and blessed him.

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

  • Gen 32:27
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    27The man asked him,“What is your name?” He answered,“Jacob.”

  • Gen 13:3-4
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    3And he journeyed from place to place from the Negev as far as Bethel. He returned to the place where he had pitched his tent at the beginning, between Bethel and Ai.

    4This was the place where he had first built the altar, and there Abram worshiped the LORD.

  • Gen 32:29-30
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    29Then Jacob asked,“Please tell me your name.”“Why do you ask my name?” the man replied. Then he blessed Jacob there.

    30So Jacob named the place Peniel, explaining,“Certainly I have seen God face to face and have survived.”

  • Gen 26:33
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    33So he named it Shibah; that is why the name of the city has been Beer Sheba to this day.

  • Josh 18:22
    68%

    22Beth Arabah, Zemaraim, Bethel,

  • Gen 26:25
    68%

    25Then Isaac built an altar there and worshiped the LORD. He pitched his tent there, and his servants dug a well.

  • 1 Kgs 12:29
    68%

    29He put one in Bethel and the other in Dan.

  • Gen 22:14
    68%

    14And Abraham called the name of that place“The LORD provides.” It is said to this day,“In the mountain of the LORD provision will be made.”

  • Gen 32:2
    68%

    2When Jacob saw them, he exclaimed,“This is the camp of God!” So he named that place Mahanaim.

  • Gen 31:45
    68%

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

  • Judg 18:29
    67%

    29They named it Dan after their ancestor, who was one of Israel’s sons. But the city’s name used to be Laish.

  • Josh 18:13
    67%

    13It then crossed from there to Luz, to the slope of Luz to the south(that is, Bethel), and descended to Ataroth Addar located on the hill that is south of lower Beth Horon.

  • Gen 21:31
    67%

    31That is why he named that place Beer Sheba, because the two of them swore an oath there.