And he erected there an altar, and called it El, the God of Israel.
And Abram moved his tent and came and lived in the oaks of Mamre, which is in Hebron. And he built an altar to Jehovah there.
And Abraham planted a tree in Beer-sheba, and called there on the name of Jehovah, the everlasting God.
And He said, Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel; for like a prince you have power with God and with men, and have prevailed.
And he bought a piece of a field, where he had spread his tent, at the hand of the sons of Hamor, Shechem's father, for a hundred pieces of silver.
And Dinah the daughter of Leah, whom she bore to Jacob, went out to see the daughters of the land.
And he built an altar there and called the place El-bethel, because God appeared to him there when he fled from the face of his brother.
And Noah built an altar to Jehovah. And he took of every clean animal, and of every clean bird, and offered burnt offerings on the altar.
And David blessed Jehovah before all the congregation. And David said, Blessed are You, Jehovah, the God of Israel our father, forever and ever.
Our fathers worshiped in this mountain, and you say that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship.