Jacob Settles in Shechem

18 Now Jacob came safely to the city of (A)Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, when he came from (B)Paddan-aram, and camped before the city. 19 (C)He bought the plot of land where he had pitched his tent from the hand of the sons of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for a hundred [a]pieces of money. 20 Then he erected there an altar and called it [b]El-Elohe-Israel.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 33:19 Heb qesitah
  2. Genesis 33:20 I.e., God, the God of Israel

18 After Jacob came from Paddan-aram, he arrived safely(A) at Shechem(B) in the land of Canaan and camped in front of the city. 19 He purchased a section of the field where he had pitched his tent from the sons of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for 100 qesitahs.[a](C) 20 And he set up an altar there and called it “God, the God of Israel.”[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 33:19 The value of this currency is unknown.
  2. Genesis 33:20 Or El-Elohe-Israel