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So they handed over to Jacob all their foreign gods on which they had been depending,[a] along with the rings that they were wearing on their ears. Jacob buried them under the oak that grew near Shechem. As they set out on their journey, because the people who lived in the[b] cities around them feared God, they did not pursue Jacob’s sons.

Eventually, Jacob and everyone with him arrived at Luz (also called Beth-el) in the territory of Canaan.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 35:4 Lit. gods that were in their hands
  2. Genesis 35:5 The Heb. lacks people who lived in the

So they gave Jacob all the foreign gods they had and the rings in their ears,(A) and Jacob buried them under the oak(B) at Shechem.(C) Then they set out, and the terror of God(D) fell on the towns all around them so that no one pursued them.(E)

Jacob and all the people with him came to Luz(F) (that is, Bethel) in the land of Canaan.(G)

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