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: Go to Bethel and dwell there. Make an altar to God who appeared to you when you fled from your brother Esau.
Ecclesiastes 5:4
Do not be late in paying a vow you make to God. He takes no delight in fools. Pay what you vow!
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Genesis 28:13
Jehovah was standing above the stairway. He proclaimed: I am Jehovah, the God of your grandfather Abraham and the God of Isaac. I will give the land on which you are lying to you and your descendants.
Exodus 17:15
Moses built an altar. He named it: Jehovah Gives Me Victory.
Judges 6:24
Gideon built an altar to Jehovah there and named it: Jehovah is Peace. (Jehovah-shalom) It is still standing at Ophrah and belongs to the clan of Abiezer.
Ezekiel 48:35
The city will measure about thirty-one thousand five hundred feet all the way around. From then on the city's name will be: Jehovah Is There.