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Genesis 35:7
New English Translation
Genesis 35:7
New English Translation
7 He built an altar there and named the place El Bethel[a] because there God had revealed himself[b] to him when he was fleeing from his brother.
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- Genesis 35:7 sn The name El Bethel means “God of Bethel.”
- Genesis 35:7 tn Heb “revealed themselves.” The verb נִגְלוּ (niglu), translated “revealed himself,” is plural, even though one expects the singular form with the plural of majesty. Perhaps אֱלֹהִים (ʾelohim) is here a numerical plural, referring both to God and the angelic beings that appeared to Jacob. See the note on the word “know” in Gen 3:5.
Genesis 35:7
English Standard Version
Genesis 35:7
English Standard Version
7 and there he built an altar and called the place El-bethel,[a] because (A)there God had revealed himself to him when he fled from his brother.
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- Genesis 35:7 El-bethel means God of Bethel
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