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18 When Jacob got up early the next morning, he took the rock that he had used for a pillow and stood it up as a place of worship. Then he poured olive oil on the rock to dedicate it to God,

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18 Early the next morning Jacob took the stone he had placed under his head(A) and set it up as a pillar(B) and poured oil on top of it.(C)

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19 and he named the place Bethel.[a] Before that it had been named Luz.

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Footnotes

  1. 28.19 Bethel: In Hebrew “Bethel” means “House of God.”

19 He called that place Bethel,[a](A) though the city used to be called Luz.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 28:19 Bethel means house of God.