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He built an altar there to God and named the place El Beth-el, because God had revealed himself there when he was fleeing from his brother. Rebekah’s nurse Deborah died and was buried there, under the oak tree that was below Beth-el. That’s why the place was named Allon-bacuth.[a]

God Appears Again to Jacob

God appeared again to Jacob after he had arrived from Paddan-aram[b] and blessed him.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 35:8 The Heb. name Allon-bacuth means Weeping Oak
  2. Genesis 35:9 Paddan-aram was located in northwest Mesopotamia