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Genesis 35:7-9
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Genesis 35:7-9
Easy-to-Read Version
7 Jacob built an altar there. He named the place “El Bethel.”[a] Jacob chose this name because that is the place where God first appeared to him when he was running from his brother.
8 Deborah, Rebekah’s nurse, died there. They buried her under the oak tree at Bethel. They named that place Allon Bacuth.[b]
Jacob’s New Name
9 When Jacob came back from Paddan Aram, God appeared to him again. God blessed Jacob
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- Genesis 35:7 El Bethel A name that means “the God of Bethel.”
- Genesis 35:8 Allon Bacuth This name means “the oak tree of sadness.”
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