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Genesis 28:19

King James Version (KJV)

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Genesis 28:19

Verse 19 of 22

Scripture focus

And he called the name of that place Bethel: but the name of that city [was called] Luz at the first.

Genesis 28:19 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Genesis 28:19

Theological / Devotional

Beth-el. By translation, “House of God.” This name was later applied to the nearby city, then known as Luz. That the name Bethel was at first applied only to the place where Jacob’s memorial stood and not to Luz is apparent from Joshua 16:2, where the two places are clearly differentiated. In other passages, however, Bethel is used as the modern name of the ancient city of Luz (see Gen. 35:6; Joshua 18:13; Judges 1:23). This change of name was not made until the Israelites occupied the city. It retains this name today in its Arabic form, Beitin.

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