Genesis 35:7 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And he built there an altar, and called the place El–beth–el: because there God appeared unto him, when he fled from the face of his brother.”

Genesis 35:7 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Genesis 35:7 in 7 Bible Translations

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Genesis 35:7 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“He built an altar there, and called the place El Beth El; because there God was revealed to him, when he fled from the face of his brother.”

Genesis 35:7 — World English Bible

Genesis 35:7 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And he built there an altar, and called the place El-beth-el; because there God was revealed unto him, when he fled from the face of his brother.”

Genesis 35:7 — American Standard Version

Genesis 35:7 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and he buildeth there an altar, and proclaimeth at the place the God of Bethel: for there had God been revealed unto him, in his fleeing from the face of his brother.”

Genesis 35:7 — Young's Literal Translation

Genesis 35:7 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And he built there an altar, and called the place El-beth-el; because there God had appeared to him when he fled from the face of his brother.”

Genesis 35:7 — Darby Translation

Genesis 35:7 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And he built there an altar, and had called the place, The God of Beth-el, because that God appeared vnto him there, when he fled from his brother.”

Genesis 35:7 — Geneva Bible

Genesis 35:7 LS — The Living Sword (2024)

“And he built there an altar, and he called the place El-Bethel, because the Elohim were revealed to him in his fleeing from the face of his brother.”

Genesis 35:7 — The Living Sword

Genesis 35:7 in Context — Genesis 35

5 Y partiéronse, y el terror de Dios fué sobre las ciudades que había en sus alrededores, y no siguieron tras los hijos de Jacob.

6 Y llegó Jacob á Luz, que está en tierra de Canaán, (esta es Beth-el) él y todo el pueblo que con él estaba;

7 Y edificó allí un altar, y llamó al lugar El-Beth-el, porque allí le había aparecido Dios, cuando huía de su hermano.

8 Entonces murió Débora, ama de Rebeca, y fué sepultada á las raíces de Beth-el, debajo de una encina: y llamóse su nombre Allon-Bacuth.

9 Y aparecióse otra vez Dios á Jacob, cuando se había vuelto de Padan-aram, y bendíjole.

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What Does Genesis 35:7 Mean?

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