And he called the name of that place Bethel: but the name of that city was called Luz at the first. Treasury of Scripture the name. Genesis 12:8 And he removed from there to a mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, having Bethel on the west, and Hai on the east... Genesis 35:1 And God said to Jacob, Arise, go up to Bethel, and dwell there: and make there an altar to God... Genesis 48:3 And Jacob said to Joseph, God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me, Judges 1:22-26 And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Bethel: and the LORD was with them... 1 Kings 12:29 And he set the one in Bethel, and the other put he in Dan. Hosea 4:15 Though you, Israel, play the harlot, yet let not Judah offend; and come not you to Gilgal, neither go you up to Bethaven, nor swear... Hosea 12:4,5 Yes, he had power over the angel, and prevailed: he wept, and made supplication to him: he found him in Bethel... Beth-el. i.e., the house of God.
Context The Stone of Bethel
18And Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put for his pillows, and set it up for a pillar, and poured oil on the top of it. 19And he called the name of that place Bethel: but the name of that city was called Luz at the first. 20And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on, 21So that I come again to my father's house in peace; then shall the LORD be my God: 22And this stone, which I have set for a pillar, shall be God's house: and of all that you shall give me I will surely give the tenth to you. Parallel Verses American Standard Version
And he called the name of that place Beth-el. But the name of the city was Luz at the first.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he called the name of the city Bethel, which before was called Luza.
Darby Bible Translation
And he called the name of that place Beth-el; but the name of that city was Luz at the first.
King James Bible
And he called the name of that place Bethel: but the name of that city was called Luz at the first.
Young's Literal Translation
and he calleth the name of that place Bethel, house of God, and yet, Luz is the name of the city at the first.
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