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18 Later, having traveled all the way from Paddan-aram, Jacob arrived safely at the town of Shechem, in the land of Canaan. There he set up camp outside the town. 19 Jacob bought the plot of land where he camped from the family of Hamor, the father of Shechem, for 100 pieces of silver.[a] 20 And there he built an altar and named it El-Elohe-Israel.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. 33:19 Hebrew 100 kesitahs; the value or weight of the kesitah is no longer known.
  2. 33:20 El-Elohe-Israel means “God, the God of Israel.”

Dinah and the conflict at Shechem

18 Jacob arrived safely at the city of Shechem in the land of Canaan on his trip from Paddan-aram, and he camped in front of the city. 19 He bought the section of the field where he pitched his tent from the sons of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for one hundred qesitahs.[a] 20 Then he set up an altar there and named it El Elohe Israel.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 33:19 A monetary weight
  2. Genesis 33:20 Or El, God of Israel