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Genesis 35:5–6

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And they journeyed: and the terror of God was upon the cities that were round about them, and they did not pursue after the sons of Jacob.
¶ 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.
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From verse 5

  1. Exodus 23:27Rank 1 from verse 5
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    27I will send my fear before thee, and will destroy all the people to whom thou shalt come, and I will make all thine enemies turn their backs unto thee.

  2. 2 Chronicles 17:10Rank 2 from verse 5
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    10¶ And the fear of the Lord fell upon all the kingdoms of the lands that were round about Judah, so that they made no war against Jehoshaphat.

  3. Joshua 5:1Rank 3 from verse 5
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    1AND it came to pass, when all the kings of the Amorites, which were on the side of Jordan westward, and all the kings of the Canaanites, which were by the sea, heard that the Lord had dried up the waters of Jordan from before the children of Israel, until we were passed over, that their heart melted, neither was there spirit in them any more, because of the children of Israel.

  4. Psalms 14:5Rank 4 from verse 5
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    5There were they in great fear: for God is in the generation of the righteous.

  5. Exodus 15:15–16Rank 5 from verse 5
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    15Then the dukes of Edom shall be amazed; the mighty men of Moab, trembling shall take hold upon them; all the inhabitants of Canaan shall melt away.

    16Fear and dread shall fall upon them; by the greatness of thine arm they shall be as still as a stone; till thy people pass over, O Lord, till the people pass over, which thou hast purchased.

From verse 6

  1. Genesis 28:19Rank 1 from verse 6
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    19And he called the name of that place Beth-el: but the name of that city was called Luz at the first.

  2. Genesis 12:8Rank 2 from verse 6
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    8And he removed from thence unto a mountain on the east of Beth-el, and pitched his tent, having Beth-el on the west, and Hai on the east: and there he builded an altar unto the Lord, and called upon the name of the Lord.

  3. Genesis 28:22Rank 3 from verse 6
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    22And 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.

  4. Genesis 48:3Rank 4 from verse 6
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    3And Jacob said unto Joseph, God Almighty appeared unto me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me,

  5. Judges 1:22–26Rank 5 from verse 6
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    22¶ And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Beth-el: and the Lord was with them.

    23And the house of Joseph sent to descry Beth-el. (Now the name of the city before was Luz.)

    24And the spies saw a man come forth out of the city, and they said unto him, Shew us, we pray thee, the entrance into the city, and we will shew thee mercy.

    25And when he shewed them the entrance into the city, they smote the city with the edge of the sword; but they let go the man and all his family.

    26And the man went into the land of the Hittites, and built a city, and called the name thereof Luz: which is the name thereof unto this day.

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Genesis 35:5

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upon

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1. Marks the person, place, thing, or basis to which something is related: on or onto; above or over; toward or against as the target of action, speech, thought, attention, or force; resting on, assigned to, or affecting as a state, gift, burden, duty, guilt, or judgment; supported by or based on; or one placed, added, or repeated on or after another. 2. With a stated time or occasion, or a preceding event, at that time or point, or at or after that event: on, at, when, then, or following it.

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about

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1. Around or near in place, position, or movement; on every side, in a circuit, from place to place, or turned from one direction or state toward another. 2. Approximately in number, measure, distance, or time. 3. Concerning, occupied with, or engaged in a matter. 4. On the point of, intending, or attempting an action.

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pursue

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1. To follow or chase in order to overtake. 2. To seek after and continue earnestly toward an aim.

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after

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1. Later than or following in time or order. 2. Behind. 3. In pursuit of.

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Genesis 35:6

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which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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land

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Sense 1: The ground or earth; a country, territory, or region. Sense 2: To set or come on shore.

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people

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Persons collectively; a nation, community, or group considered as a body.

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4And they gave unto Jacob all the strange gods which were in their hand, and all their earrings which were in their ears; and Jacob hid them under the oak which was by Shechem.

5And they journeyed: and the terror of God was upon the cities that were round about them, and they did not pursue after the sons of Jacob.

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6¶ 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.

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7And 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.

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