Genesis 35:15

God's Word

Jacob named the place where God had spoken with him Bethel [House of God].

Cross References

Genesis 28:19

He named that place Bethel [House of God]. Previously, the name of the city was Luz.

Genesis 35:1

Then God said to Jacob, “Go to Bethel and live there. Make an altar there. I am the God who appeared to you when you were fleeing from your brother Esau.”

Genesis 35:16

Then they moved on from Bethel. When they were still some distance from Ephrath, Rachel went into labor and was having severe labor pains.

Genesis 35:7

He built an altar there and called that place El Bethel [God of the House of God]. That’s where God had revealed himself to Jacob when he was fleeing from his brother.