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.
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Bible References
Built
Genesis 35:1
Then God said to Jacob, "Go up at once to Bethel and live there. Make an altar there to God, who appeared to you when you fled from your brother Esau."
Ecclesiastes 5:4
When you make a vow to God, do not delay in paying it. For God takes no pleasure in fools: Pay what you vow!
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Genesis 28:13
and the Lord stood at its top. He said, "I am the Lord, the God of your grandfather Abraham and the God of your father Isaac. I will give you and your descendants the ground you are lying on.
Exodus 17:15
Moses built an altar, and he called it "The Lord is my Banner,"
Judges 6:24
Gideon built an altar for the Lord there, and named it "The Lord is on friendly terms with me." To this day it is still there in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.
Ezekiel 48:35
The circumference of the city will be six miles. The name of the city from that day forward will be: 'The Lord Is There.'"