Genesis 35:6

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

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

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  • Gen 28:19 : 19 He called that place Bethel, although the former name of the town was Luz.
  • Gen 28:22 : 22 Then this stone that I have set up as a sacred stone will be the house of God, and I will surely give you back a tenth of everything you give me.”
  • 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.
  • 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.

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  • 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.

  • Gen 28:16-21
    6 verses
    82%

    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.

    19He called that place Bethel, although the former name of the town was Luz.

    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 35:14-16
    3 verses
    81%

    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.

    16They traveled on from Bethel, and when Ephrath was still some distance away, Rachel went into labor– and her labor was hard.

  • 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.”

  • 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.”

  • Judg 1:22-23
    2 verses
    76%

    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),

  • 27So Jacob came back to his father Isaac in Mamre, to Kiriath Arba(that is, Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac had stayed.

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

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

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

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

  • 25Laban overtook Jacob, and when Jacob pitched his tent in the hill country of Gilead, Laban and his relatives set up camp there too.

  • 5and they started on their journey. The surrounding cities were afraid of God, and they did not pursue the sons of Jacob.

  • 1The Marriages of Jacob So Jacob moved on and came to the land of the eastern people.

  • 6Jacob and all his descendants took their livestock and the possessions they had acquired in the land of Canaan, and they went to Egypt.

  • 18After he left Paddan Aram, Jacob came safely to the city of Shechem in the land of Canaan, and he camped near the city.

  • Gen 28:10-11
    2 verses
    71%

    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

  • 1The Family of Jacob goes to Egypt So Israel began his journey, taking with him all that he had. When he came to Beer Sheba he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.

  • 1Joseph’s Dreams But Jacob lived in the land where his father had stayed, in the land of Canaan.

  • 3The LORD said to Jacob,“Return to the land of your fathers and to your relatives. I will be with you.”

  • 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.

  • 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 32:1-2
    2 verses
    70%

    1Jacob Wrestles at Peniel So Jacob went on his way and the angels of God met him.

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

  • 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.’”

  • 21So the gifts were sent on ahead of him while he spent that night in the camp.

  • 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.