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.

Bible References

Built

Genesis 35:1
And God said unto Jacob, Arise, go up to Beth-el, and dwell there: and make there an altar unto God, who appeared unto thee when thou fleddest from the face of Esau thy brother.
Ecclesiastes 5:4
When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for he hath no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou vowest.

El-beth-el

Genesis 28:13
And, behold, Jehovah stood above it, and said, I am Jehovah, the God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac. The land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed.
Exodus 17:15
And Moses built an altar, and called the name of it Jehovah-nissi;
Judges 6:24
Then Gideon built an altar there unto Jehovah, and called it Jehovah-shalom: unto this day it is yet in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.
Ezekiel 48:35
It shall be eighteen thousand reeds round about: and the name of the city from that day shall be, Jehovah is there.

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