The Lord appeared to Abram and said, ‘To your offspring , I will give this land.’ So he built an altar there to the Lord who had appeared to him.
Genesis 35:7 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Jacob built an altar there and called the place El-bethel because it was there that God had revealed himself to him when he was fleeing from his brother. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And he built there an altar, and called the place El-beth-el: because there God appeared unto him, when he fled from the face of his brother. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition There he built an altar, and called the place El-bethel [God of Bethel], for there God revealed Himself to him when he fled from the presence of his brother. American Standard Version (1901) And he built there an altar, and called the place El-beth-el; because there God was revealed unto him, when he fled from the face of his brother. Common English Bible He built an altar there and named the place El-bethel, because God had revealed himself to him there when he ran away from his brother. Catholic Public Domain Version And he built an altar there, and he called the name of that place, 'House of God.' For there God appeared to him when he fled from his brother. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he built there an altar, and called the name of that place, The house of God: for there God appeared to him when he fled from his brother. |
The Lord appeared to Abram and said, ‘To your offspring , I will give this land.’ So he built an altar there to the Lord who had appeared to 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.
The Lord was standing there beside him, saying, ‘I am the Lord, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. I will give you and your offspring the land on which you are lying.
He was afraid and said, ‘What an awesome place this is! This is none other than the house of God. This is the gate of heaven.’
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.’
I am the God of Bethel, where you poured oil on the stone marker and made a solemn vow to me. Get up, leave this land, and return to your native land.” ’
God said to Jacob, ‘Get up! Go to Bethel and settle there. Build an altar there to the God who appeared to you when you fled from your brother Esau.’
We must get up and go to Bethel. I will build an altar there to the God who answered me in my day of distress. He has been with me everywhere I have gone.’
The perimeter of the city will be 9.6 kilometres, and the name of the city from that day on will be The Lord Is There.’
So Gideon built an altar to the Lord there and called it The Lord Is Peace. It is still in Ophrah of the Abiezrites today.