Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Jacob called the place where God had talked with him Bethel. New Living Translation And Jacob named the place Bethel (which means “house of God”), because God had spoken to him there. English Standard Version So Jacob called the name of the place where God had spoken with him Bethel. Berean Standard Bible Jacob called the place where God had spoken with him Bethel. King James Bible And Jacob called the name of the place where God spake with him, Bethel. New King James Version And Jacob called the name of the place where God spoke with him, Bethel. New American Standard Bible And Jacob named the place where God had spoken with him, Bethel. NASB 1995 So Jacob named the place where God had spoken with him, Bethel. NASB 1977 So Jacob named the place where God had spoken with him, Bethel. Legacy Standard Bible So Jacob named the place where God had spoken with him, Bethel. Amplified Bible So Jacob named the place where God had spoken with him, Bethel (the House of God). Christian Standard Bible Jacob named the place where God had spoken with him Bethel. Holman Christian Standard Bible Jacob named the place where God had spoken with him Bethel. American Standard Version And Jacob called the name of the place where God spake with him, Beth-el. Contemporary English Version and he named the place Bethel. English Revised Version And Jacob called the name of the place where God spake with him, Beth-el. GOD'S WORD® Translation Jacob named the place where God had spoken with him Bethel [House of God]. Good News Translation He named the place Bethel. International Standard Version and named the place where God had spoken to him Beth-el. Majority Standard Bible Jacob called the place where God had spoken with him Bethel. NET Bible Jacob named the place where God spoke with him Bethel. New Heart English Bible Jacob called the name of the place where God spoke with him Bethel. Webster's Bible Translation And Jacob called the name of the place where God spoke with him, Beth-el. World English Bible Jacob called the name of the place where God spoke with him “Bethel”. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand Jacob calls the name of the place where God spoke with him Bethel. Young's Literal Translation and Jacob calleth the name of the place where God spake with him Bethel. Smith's Literal Translation And Jacob will call the name of the place which God spake with him there, The House of God. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd calling the name of that place Bethel. Catholic Public Domain Version and he called the name of that place, ‘Bethel.’ New American Bible Jacob named the place where God spoke to him Bethel. New Revised Standard Version So Jacob called the place where God had spoken with him Bethel. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd Jacob called the name of the place where God spoke with him, Beth-el. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And Yaquuv called the name of the region where God spoke with him there, BaythEil. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And Jacob called the name of the place where God spoke with him, Beth-el. Brenton Septuagint Translation And Jacob called the name of the place in which God spoke with him, Baethel. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Jacob is Named Israel…14So Jacob set up a pillar in the place where God had spoken with him—a stone marker—and he poured out a drink offering on it and anointed it with oil. 15Jacob called the place where God had spoken with him Bethel. Cross References Genesis 28:19 and he called that place Bethel, though previously the city had been named Luz. Genesis 32:28 Then the man said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel, because you have struggled with God and with men, and you have prevailed.” Genesis 12:7 Then the LORD appeared to Abram and said, “I will give this land to your offspring.” So Abram built an altar there to the LORD, who had appeared to him. Genesis 13:18 So Abram moved his tent and went to live near the Oaks of Mamre at Hebron, where he built an altar to the LORD. Genesis 26:24 and that night the LORD appeared to him and said, “I am the God of your father Abraham. Do not be afraid, for I am with you. I will bless you and multiply your descendants for the sake of My servant Abraham.” Genesis 31:13 I am the God of Bethel, where you anointed the pillar and made a solemn vow to Me. Now get up, leave this land at once, and return to your native land.’” Genesis 46:1 So Israel set out with all that he had, and when he came to Beersheba, he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac. Exodus 3:6 Then He said, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” At this, Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look at God. Exodus 6:3 I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob as God Almighty, but by My name the LORD I did not make Myself known to them. Joshua 24:2-3 And Joshua said to all the people, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Long ago your fathers, including Terah the father of Abraham and Nahor, lived beyond the Euphrates and worshiped other gods. / But I took your father Abraham from beyond the Euphrates and led him through all the land of Canaan, and I multiplied his descendants. I gave him Isaac, 1 Samuel 7:12 Afterward, Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen. He named it Ebenezer, saying, “Thus far the LORD has helped us.” 2 Samuel 7:12-13 And when your days are fulfilled and you rest with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, who will come from your own body, and I will establish his kingdom. / He will build a house for My Name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. 1 Kings 18:31 And Elijah took twelve stones, one for each tribe of the sons of Jacob, to whom the word of the LORD had come and said, “Israel shall be your name.” 2 Kings 17:34 To this day they are still practicing their former customs. None of them worship the LORD or observe the statutes, ordinances, laws, and commandments that the LORD gave the descendants of Jacob, whom He named Israel. Hosea 12:4-5 Yes, he struggled with the angel and prevailed; he wept and sought His favor; he found Him at Bethel and spoke with Him there— / the LORD God of Hosts, the LORD is His name of renown. Treasury of Scripture And Jacob called the name of the place where God spoke with him, Bethel. Bethel. Genesis 28:19 And he called the name of that place Bethel: but the name of that city was called Luz at the first. Jump to Previous Bethel Beth-El Jacob Talked TalkingJump to Next Bethel Beth-El Jacob Talked TalkingGenesis 35 1. God commands Jacob to go to Bethel.2. He purges his house of idols. 6. He builds an altar at Bethel. 8. Deborah dies at Allon Bacuth. 9. God blesses Jacob at Bethel. 10. Jacob Named Israel. 16. Rachel travails of Benjamin, and dies in the way to Edar. 22. Reuben lies with Bilhah. 23. The sons of Jacob. 27. Jacob comes to Isaac at Hebron. 28. The age, death, and burial of Isaac. Jacob called the place This phrase indicates an act of naming, which in biblical times was significant as it often denoted ownership, covenant, or a divine encounter. Naming a place was a way to commemorate an event or revelation from God. Jacob's act of naming reflects his acknowledgment of the divine encounter and the importance of the location in his spiritual journey. where God had spoken with him Bethel Persons / Places / Events 1. JacobThe patriarch who is central to this passage. He is the grandson of Abraham and the son of Isaac. Jacob is a key figure in the history of Israel, and his life is marked by encounters with God that shape his destiny and the destiny of his descendants. 2. Bethel A significant location in Jacob's life and in the history of Israel. The name means "House of God" in Hebrew. It is the place where Jacob had a vision of a ladder reaching to heaven and where God reaffirmed His covenant with him. 3. God's Revelation The event where God speaks to Jacob, reaffirming His promises and covenant. This divine encounter is a pivotal moment in Jacob's spiritual journey and in the account of Genesis. Teaching Points The Significance of Sacred PlacesBethel serves as a reminder of the importance of sacred spaces in our spiritual lives. These are places where we encounter God and receive His guidance and promises. God's Faithfulness to His Promises Just as God reaffirmed His covenant with Jacob at Bethel, He remains faithful to His promises to us. We can trust in His unchanging nature and His commitment to fulfill His word. The Importance of Remembrance Naming the place Bethel signifies the importance of remembering and marking significant spiritual experiences. We should cultivate practices that help us remember God's work in our lives. Responding to God's Revelation Jacob's response to God's revelation at Bethel challenges us to respond to God's voice with obedience and faith. We should be attentive to His guidance and ready to act on His instructions.(15) Jacob called . . . --See Genesis 28:19. The name had, of course, remained unknown and unused, as what then passed had been confined to Jacob's own inward consciousness. He now teaches the name to his family, explains the reason why he first gave it, and requires them to employ it. But with so grand a beginning the town was debased to unholy uses, and from being Beth-el, the house of God, it became Bethaven, the house of iniquity (Hosea 10:5).Verse 15. - And Jacob called the name of the place where God spake with him, Bethel. This name was first given after the dream vision of the ladder (Genesis 28:19); already on this occasion it had been changed into El-beth-el (ver. 7); now its old name is reimposed. CHAPTER 35:16-29 Hebrew Jacobיַעֲקֹ֜ב (ya·‘ă·qōḇ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3290: Jacob -- a son of Isaac, also his desc called וַיִּקְרָ֨א (way·yiq·rā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7121: To call, proclaim, read the place הַמָּק֗וֹם (ham·mā·qō·wm) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4725: A standing, a spot, a condition where אֲשֶׁר֩ (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that God אֱלֹהִ֖ים (’ĕ·lō·hîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative had spoken דִּבֶּ֨ר (dib·ber) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue with אִתּ֥וֹ (’it·tōw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's 854: Nearness, near, with, by, at, among him Bethel. אֵֽל׃ (’êl) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 1008: Bethel -- 'house of God', a city in Ephraim, also a place in southern Judah Links Genesis 35:15 NIVGenesis 35:15 NLT Genesis 35:15 ESV Genesis 35:15 NASB Genesis 35:15 KJV Genesis 35:15 BibleApps.com Genesis 35:15 Biblia Paralela Genesis 35:15 Chinese Bible Genesis 35:15 French Bible Genesis 35:15 Catholic Bible OT Law: Genesis 35:15 Jacob called the name of the place (Gen. 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