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Jacob built an altar there. He named the place “El Bethel.”[a] Jacob chose this name because that is the place where God first appeared to him when he was running from his brother.

Deborah, Rebekah’s nurse, died there. They buried her under the oak tree at Bethel. They named that place Allon Bacuth.[b]

Jacob’s New Name

When Jacob came back from Paddan Aram, God appeared to him again. God blessed Jacob

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 35:7 El Bethel A name that means “the God of Bethel.”
  2. Genesis 35:8 Allon Bacuth This name means “the oak tree of sadness.”

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