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 Ensuite ils partirent. La terreur de Dieu se répandit sur les villes qui les entouraient, et l’on ne poursuivit point les fils de Jacob.

6 Jacob arriva, lui et tous ceux qui étaient avec lui, à Luz, qui est Béthel, dans le pays de Canaan.

7 Il bâtit là un autel, et il appela ce lieu El-Béthel; car c’est là que Dieu s’était révélé à lui lorsqu’il fuyait son frère.

8 Débora, nourrice de Rebecca, mourut; et elle fut enterrée au-dessous de Béthel, sous le chêne auquel on a donné le nom de chêne des pleurs.

9 Dieu apparut encore à Jacob, après son retour de Paddan-Aram, et il le bénit.

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What Does Genesis 35:7 Mean?

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