Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And he built there an altar, and called the place Elbethel: because there God appeared unto him, when he fled from the face of his brother.
Built
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Bible References
Built
Genesis 35:1
God said to Jacob, “Get up! Go to Bethel and settle there. Build an altar there to the God who appeared to you when you fled from your brother Esau.”
Ecclesiastes 5:4
When you make a vow to God, don’t delay fulfilling it, because He does not delight in fools. Fulfill what you vow.
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Genesis 28:13
Yahweh was standing there beside him, saying, “I am Yahweh, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. I will give you and your offspring the land that you are now sleeping on.
Exodus 17:15
And Moses built an altar and named it, “The Lord Is My Banner.”
Judges 6:24
So Gideon built an altar to the Lord there and called it Yahweh Shalom. It is in Ophrah of the Abiezrites until today.
Ezekiel 48:35
The perimeter of the city will be six miles, and the name of the city from that day on will be: Yahweh Is There.”