Jacob Comes to Canaan

18 Then Jacob came [a]safely to (A)the city of (B)Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, when he came from Padan Aram; and he pitched his tent before the city. 19 And (C)he bought the parcel of [b]land, where he had pitched his tent, from the children of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for one hundred pieces of money. 20 Then he erected an altar there and called it (D)El[c] Elohe Israel.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 33:18 Or to Shalem, a city of
  2. Genesis 33:19 Lit. the field
  3. Genesis 33:20 Lit. God, the God of Israel

18 And Jacob came safely to the city of Shechem which is in the land of Canaan, on his way[a] from Paddan-Aram. And he camped before the city. 19 And he bought a piece of land where he pitched his tent for one hundred pieces of money[b] from the hand of the sons of Hamor, father of Shechem. 20 And there he erected an altar and called it “El Elohe Israel.”[c]

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 33:18 Literally “at his coming”
  2. Genesis 33:19 Hebrew kesitah
  3. Genesis 33:20 That is, “El the God of Israel”