From there he moved to the mountain to the east of Beth-El and erected his tent (with Beth-El to the west and Ai to the east). There he built an altar to Adonai and called on the Name of Adonai.
Genesis 35:6 - Tree of Life Version Then Jacob arrived at Luz in the land of Canaan (that is Beth-El), he and all the people who were with him. 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 to the mountain to the east of Beth-El and erected his tent (with Beth-El to the west and Ai to the east). There he built an altar to Adonai and called on the Name of Adonai.
Behold, I am with you, and I will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land, for I will not forsake you until I have done what I promised you.”
He called the name of that place Beth-El (though originally the city’s name was Luz).
So this stone which I set up as a memorial stone will become God’s House, and of everything You provide me I will definitely give a tenth of it to You.”
Then Jacob said to Joseph, “El Shaddai appeared to me in Luz, in the land of Canaan, and blessed me.”
He used to go annually on a circuit to Beth-el and Gilgal and Mizpah, and would judge over Israel in all those places.