Then he erectedtherean altarand calledit El-Elohe-Israel.
Then Abrammovedhis tentand cameand dweltby the oaksof Mamre,whichare in Hebron,and therehe builtan altarto the LORD.
[Abraham] planteda tamarisktreeat Beersheba,and therehe calledon the nameof the LORD,the EverlastingGod.
He said,"Your nameshall nolongerbe Jacob,but Israel;for you have strivenwith Godand with menand have prevailed."
He boughtthe pieceof landwherehe had pitchedhis tentfrom the handof the sonsof Hamor,Shechem'sfather,for one hundredpiecesof money.
Now Dinahthe daughterof Leah,whomshe had borneto Jacob,wentout to visitthe daughtersof the land.
He builtan altarthere,and calledthe placeEl-bethel,becausethereGodhad revealedHimself to him when he fledfrom his brother.
Then Noahbuiltan altarto the LORD,and tookof everycleananimaland of everycleanbirdand offeredburntofferingson the altar.
So Davidblessedthe LORDin the sightof allthe assembly;and Davidsaid,"Blessedare You, O LORDGodof Israelour father,foreverand ever.
"Our fathersworshipedin thismountain,and you [people] saythat in Jerusalemis the placewheremen oughtto worship."
