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...

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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.

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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

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Bible Dictionary

  • El-BethelGod of Bethel, the name of the place where Jacob had the vision of the ladder, and where he erected an altar (Gen 31:13; Gen 35:7).
  • God(A.S. and Dutch God; Dan. Gud; Ger. Gott), the name of the Divine Being. It is the rendering (1) of the Hebrew ’El, from a word meaning...

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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