From there he moved on to the hill country east of Bethel and pitched his tent, with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east. He built an altar to the Lord there, and he called on the name of the Lord.
Genesis 35:6 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised So Jacob and all who were with him came to Luz (that is, Bethel ) in the land of Canaan. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 So Jacob came to Luz, which is in the land of Canaan, that is, Beth-el, he and all the people that were with him. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So Jacob came to Luz, that is, Bethel, which is in the land of Canaan, he and all the people with him. American Standard Version (1901) So Jacob came to Luz, which is in the land of Canaan (the same is Beth-el), he and all the people that were with him. Common English Bible Jacob and all of the people with him arrived in Luz, otherwise known as Bethel, in the land of Canaan. Catholic Public Domain Version And so, Jacob arrived at Luz, which is in the land of Canaan, also named Bethel: he and all the people with him. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Jacob came to Luza, which is in the land of Chanaan, surnamed Bethel: he and all the people that were with him. |
From there he moved on to the hill country east of Bethel and pitched his tent, with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east. He built an altar to the Lord there, and he called on the name of the Lord.
Look, I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go. I will bring you back to this land, for I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.’
and named the place Bethel, though previously the city was named Luz.
This stone that I have set up as a marker will be God’s house, and I will give to you a tenth of all that you give me.’
Jacob said to Joseph, ‘God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan and blessed me.
Every year he would go on a circuit to Bethel, Gilgal, and Mizpah and would judge Israel at all these locations.