Genesis 35:7
And 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.
And hee built there an Altar, and *called the place †El-Bethel, because there God appeared vnto him, when he fled from the face of his brother.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- †Translator clarificationThat is, The God of Bethel.
- *Cross-referenceChap. 28.19.
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- Genesis 28:13Rank 1 from verse 7
13And, 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;
13*And behold, the LORD stood aboue 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 giue it, and to thy seede.
- Genesis 35:1Rank 2 from verse 7
1AND God said unto Jacob, Arise, go up to Beth-el, and dwell there: and make there an altar unto God, that appeared unto thee when thou fleddest from the face of Esau thy brother.
1¶ And God said vnto Iacob, Arise, goe vp to Bethel, and dwel there: and make there an Altar vnto God, that appeared vnto thee, *when thou fleddest from the face of Esau thy brother.
- Genesis 35:3Rank 3 from verse 7
3And let us arise, and go up to Beth-el; 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.
3And let vs arise, and goe vp to Bethel, and I will make there an Altar vnto God, who answered me in the day of my distresse, and was with me in the way which I went.
- Ecclesiastes 5:4–5Rank 4 from verse 7
4When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for he hath no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou hast vowed.
5Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay.
4**When thou vowest a vow vnto God, deferre not to pay it: for he hath no pleasure in fooles; pay that which thou hast vowed.
5Better is it that thou shouldest not vowe, then that thou shouldest vowe and not pay.
- Exodus 17:15Rank 5 from verse 7
- Ezekiel 48:35Rank 6 from verse 7
- Genesis 28:19Rank 7 from verse 7
- Genesis 28:22Rank 8 from verse 7
- Judges 6:24Rank 9 from verse 7
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Genesis 35:7
Constructed, formed, established, or strengthened.
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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of call. Sense 1: To name. Sense 2: To summon or invite. Sense 3: To proclaim or address. Sense 4: To request.
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Sense 1: A physical location or room. Sense 2: A position or office. Sense 3: An occasion, circumstance, or passage. Sense 4: To set, fix, locate, or establish.
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The one true God.
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1. Came into sight or presence; became visible or manifest. 2. Seemed or had an outward appearance.
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Past-tense or past-participial form of flee (to run or hasten away, especially from danger or expected evil).
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The front of the head and its countenance or expression; the front, surface, outward appearance, presence, view, or personally known identity of a person, place, or thing.
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Sense 1: A male sibling; a near kinsman. Sense 2: A fellow member of a people or faith.
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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.
6¶ So Iacob came to Luz, which is in the land of Canaan (that is Bethel) hee and all the people that were with him.
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.
7And hee built there an Altar, and *called the place †El-Bethel, because there God appeared vnto him, when he fled from the face of his brother.
Selected passage8But Deborah Rebekah’s nurse died, and she was buried beneath Beth-el under an oak: and the name of it was called Allon-bachuth.
8But Deborah Rebekahs nurse died, and she was buried beneath Bethel vnder an oke: and the name of it was called †Allon Bachuth.