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Genesis 35:6

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¶ 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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  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,

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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 35:6

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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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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.

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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