Genesis 35:7
“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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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And he built there an altar,.... As he was bid to do, and as he promised he would, Gen 35:1,
and called the place…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Genesis 35:1-29
- The Death of Isaac 8. דברה deborâh, Deborah, “bee.” בּכוּת אלּון 'alôn-bākût, Allon-bakuth, “oak of weeping.” 16.…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
El-beth-el - אל בית אל the strong God, the house of the strong God. But the first אל el is wanting in one of De Rossi's…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Genesis 35:6-15
Jacob and his retinue having safely arrived at Bethel, we are here told what passed there.
I. There he built an altar…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
the place See notes on Gen 12:6; Gen 28:11.
El-beth-el That is, the God of Beth-el. Here, as in Gen 33:20, the altar…
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