Genesis 35:7

Conservative English Version

Jacob built an altar there and called it "God of Bethel," because that was the place where God had appeared to him when he was running from Esau.

Cross References

Genesis 12:7

but the LORD appeared to Abram and promised, "I will give this land to your family forever." Abram then built an altar there for the LORD.

Genesis 12:8

Abram traveled to the hill country east of Bethel and camped between Bethel and Ai, where he built another altar and worshiped the LORD.

Genesis 28:10

Jacob left the town of Beersheba and started out for Haran.

Genesis 28:13

The LORD was standing beside the ladder and said: I am the LORD God who was worshiped by Abraham and Isaac. I will give to you and your family the land on which you are now sleeping.

Genesis 28:17

Then Jacob became frightened and said, "This is a fearsome place! It must be the house of God and the ladder to heaven."

Genesis 28:19

and he named the place Bethel. Before that it had been named Luz.

Genesis 28:22

This rock will be your house, and I will give back to you a tenth of everything you give me."

Genesis 29:1

As Jacob continued on his way to the east,

Genesis 31:13

and I am the God you worshiped at Bethel, when you poured olive oil on a rock and made a promise to me. Leave here right away and return to the land where you were born."

Genesis 35:1

God told Jacob, "Return to Bethel, where I appeared to you when you were running from your brother Esau. Make your home there and build an altar for me."

Genesis 35:15

and he named the place Bethel.

Genesis 35:3

Afterwards, we'll go to Bethel. I will build an altar there for God, who answered my prayers when I was in trouble and who has always been at my side.

Exodus 17:15

Moses built an altar and named it "The LORD Gives Me Victory."

Ezekiel 48:35

and so the total length of the wall will be six miles. The new name of the city will be "The-LORD-Is-Here!"

Judges 6:24

Gideon built an altar for worshiping the LORD and called it "The LORD Calms Our Fears." It still stands there in Ophrah, a town in the territory of the Abiezer clan.