- Bethel:
- "And he calledª°¹ the nameª of that¹ placeª Bethel:ª butª the nameª of that cityª [was called] Luzª at the first.ª" {Gen 28:19} + "And this¹ stone,ª which¹ I have setª° [for] a pillar,ª shall be¹ God'sª house:ª and of all¹ that¹ thou shalt giveª° me I will surely²° give the tenthª° unto thee." {Gen 28:22} + "And Godª saidª° unto¹ Jacob,ª Arise,ª° go upª° to Bethel,ª and dwellª° there:¹ and makeª° there¹ an altarª unto God,ª that appearedª° unto¹ thee when thou fleddestª° from the faceª¹ of Esauª thy brother.ª" {Gen 35:1} + "And let us arise,ª° and go upª° to Bethel;ª and I will makeª° there¹ an altarª unto God,ª who answeredª° me in the dayª of my distress,ª and was¹ with¹ me in the wayª which¹ I went.ª°" {Gen 35:3} + "So Jacobª cameª° to Luz,ª which¹ [is] in the landª of Canaan,ª that¹ [is], Bethel,ª he¹ and all¹ the peopleª that¹ [were] with¹ him. ... And he builtª° there¹ an altar,ª and calledª° the placeª Elbethel:ª because¹ there¹ Godª appearedª° unto¹ him, when he fledª° from the faceª¹ of his brother.ª" {Gen 35:6-7}
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