Genesis 35:7

New International Reader's Version

Jacob built an altar at Luz. He named the place El Bethel. There God made himself known to Jacob when he was running away from his brother.

Cross References

Genesis 12:7

The Lord appeared to Abram at Shechem. He said, “I will give this land to your family who comes after you.” So Abram built an altar there to honor the Lord, who had appeared to him.

Genesis 12:8

From there, Abram went on toward the hills east of Bethel. He set up his tent there. Bethel was to the west, and Ai was to the east. Abram built an altar there and called on the name of the Lord.

Genesis 28:10

Jacob left Beersheba and started out for Harran.

Genesis 28:13

The Lord stood beside the stairway. He said, “I am the Lord. I am the God of your grandfather Abraham and the God of Isaac. I will give you and your children after you the land you are lying on.

Genesis 28:17

Jacob was afraid. He said, “How holy this place is! This must be the house of God. This is the gate of heaven.”

Genesis 28:19

He named that place Bethel. But the city used to be called Luz.

Genesis 28:22

This stone I’ve set up as a sacred stone will be God’s house. And I’ll give you a tenth of everything you give me.”

Genesis 29:1

Then Jacob continued on his journey. He came to the land where the eastern tribes lived.

Genesis 31:13

I am the God of Bethel. That is where you poured olive oil on a sacred stone. There you made a promise to me. Now leave this land. Go back to your own land.’ ”

Genesis 35:1

Then God said to Jacob, “Go up to Bethel and live there. Build an altar there to honor me. That’s where I appeared to you when you were running away from your brother Esau.”

Genesis 35:15

Jacob named the place Bethel. That’s where God had talked with him.

Genesis 35:3

Come, let’s go up to Bethel. There I’ll build an altar to honor God. He answered me when I was in trouble. He’s been with me everywhere I’ve gone.”

Exodus 17:15

Then Moses built an altar. He called it The Lord Is My Banner.

Ezekiel 48:35

“The city will be six miles around. “From that time on, its name will be ‘The Lord Is There.’ ”

Judges 6:24

So Gideon built an altar there to honor the Lord. He called it The Lord Is Peace. It still stands in Ophrah to this day. Ophrah is in the territory that belongs to the family line of Abiezer.