Genesis 35:7 KJV
And he built there an altar, and called the place Elbethel: because there God appeared unto him, when he fled from the face of his brother.
Scofield Notes
- Genesis 35:7El-beth-el i.e. the God of Bethel. Cf. Gen 28:19. There it was the place as the scene of the ladder vision which impressed jacob. He called the place...
Matthew Henry
- Jacob builds an altar, Death of Deborah, God blesses JacobThe comfort the saints have in holy ordinances, is not so much from Beth-el, the house of God, as from El-beth-el, the God of the house. The ordinances are...
Thompson Chains
- Altars (1)Link 7 of 14 · next Exodus 17:15
Cross References
- Genesis 28:13 And, behold, the LORD stood above it, and said, I am the LORD God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed;
- Genesis 35:1 And God said unto Jacob, Arise, go up to Bethel, and dwell there: and make there an altar unto God, that appeared unto thee when thou fleddest from the face of Esau thy brother.
- Genesis 35:3 And let us arise, and go up to Bethel; and I will make there an altar unto God, who answered me in the day of my distress, and was with me in the way which I went.
- Genesis 28:19 And he called the name of that place Bethel: but the name of that city was called Luz at the first.
- Genesis 28:22 And this stone, which I have set for a pillar, shall be God's house: and of all that thou shalt give me I will surely give the tenth unto thee.
- Exodus 17:15 And Moses built an altar, and called the name of it Jehovahnissi:
- Judges 6:24 Then Gideon built an altar there unto the LORD, and called it Jehovahshalom: unto this day it is yet in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.
- Ecclesiastes 5:4–5 When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for he hath no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou hast vowed. …
- Ezekiel 48:35 It was round about eighteen thousand measures: and the name of the city from that day shall be, The LORD is there.
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Topics
- Altar Built by Jacob
- Beth-el And builds an altar at
- Communion Isaac, in dreams
- El-beth-el Name of the altar erected by Jacob where he had the vision of angels
- God To Jacob, at Beth-el
- Jacob Returns to Beth-el, where he builds an altar, and erects and dedicates a pillar
- Obedience Jacob
- Thankfulness Of Jacob
Timeline
- Timeline of the Bible1836–1689 BC · Jacob
Places
- ElbethelAltar · today Beitin · Location likely
- Places in Genesis 35 on a map
Bible Dictionary
Hebrew and Strong’s
- And he built וַיִּבֶן wayyiben בָּנָה Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
- there an altar שָׁם šām Adverb מִזְבֵּחַ mizbēaḥ מִזְבֵּחַ Noun · masculine singular
- and called וַיִּקְרָא wayyiqrāʾ קָרָא Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
- the place לַמָּקוֹם lammāqôm מָקוֹם Noun · masculine singular · with preposition with the
- Elbethel אֵל ʾēl Noun · masculine singular construct בֵּית bêt Proper name אֵל ʾēl Proper name אֵל בֵּית־אֵל ʼÊl Bêyth-ʼÊl
- because there God שָׁם šām Adverb הָאֱלֹהִים hāʾĕlōhîm אֱלֹהִים Noun · masculine plural · with the
- appeared נִגְלוּ niglû גָּלָה Verb · niphal perfect, third person common plural
- unto him, when he fled כִּי kî Conjunction אֵלָיו ʾēlāyw Preposition · with suffix: third person masculine singular בְּבָרְחוֹ bĕborḥô בָּרַח Verb · qal infinitive construct · with preposition, suffix: third person masculine singular
- from the face מִפְּנֵי mippĕnê פָּנִים Noun · masculine or feminine plural construct · with preposition
- of his brother אָחִיו ʾāḥîw אָח Noun · masculine singular construct · with suffix: third person masculine singular
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