Genesis 28:19

In 11 translations

BSB

and he called that place Bethel, though previously the city had been named Luz.Bethel means house of God.

KJV

And he called the name of that place Beth-el: but the name of that city was called Luz at the first.Beth-el: that is, The house of God

WEB

He called the name of that place Bethel, but the name of the city was Luz at the first.

ASV

And he called the name of that place Beth-el: but the name of the city was Luz at the first.

LSV

and he calls the name of that place Bethel, [house of God,] and yet, Luz [is] the name of the city at the first.

YLT

and he calleth the name of that place Bethel, [house of God,] and yet, Luz [is] the name of the city at the first.

DBY

And he called the name of that place Beth-el; but the name of that city was Luz at the first.

DRC

And he called the name of the city Bethel, which before was called Luza.

GNV

And he called ye name of that place Bethel: notwithstanding the name of the citie was at the first called Luz.

JPS

And he called the name of that place Beth-el, but the name of the city was Luz at the first.

LXXE

And he called the name of that place, the House of God; and the name of the city before was Ulam-luz.

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WLC

וַיִּקְרָ֛א אֶת־שֵֽׁם־הַמָּק֥וֹם הַה֖וּא בֵּֽית־אֵ֑ל וְאוּלָ֛ם ל֥וּז שֵׁם־הָעִ֖יר לָרִאשֹׁנָֽה׃

LXX-Br

Καὶ ἐκάλεσε τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ τόπου ἐκείνου, οἶκος Θεοῦ· καὶ Οὐλαμλοὺζ ἦν ὄνομα τῇ πόλει τὸ πρότερον.

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• Genesis 35:1Then God said to Jacob, “Arise, go up to Bethel, and settle there. Build an altar there to the God who appeared to you when you fled from your brother Esau.”
• Hosea 12:4–5Yes, he struggled with the angel and prevailed; he wept and sought His favor; he found Him at Bethel and spoke with Him there — the LORD is the God of Hosts— the LORD is His name of renown.
• Genesis 48:3Jacob said to Joseph, “God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and there He blessed me
• Judges 1:22–26The house of Joseph also attacked Bethel, and the LORD was with them. They sent spies to Bethel (formerly known as Luz), and when the spies saw a man coming out of the city, they said to him, “Please show us how to get…
• Genesis 12:8From there Abram moved on to the hill country east of Bethel and pitched his tent, with Bethel to the west and Ai to the east. There he built an altar to the LORD, and he called on the name of the LORD.
• 1 Kings 12:29One calf he set up in Bethel, and the other in Dan.
• Hosea 4:15Though you prostitute yourself, O Israel, may Judah avoid such guilt! Do not journey to Gilgal, do not go up to Beth-aven, and do not swear on oath, ‘As surely as the LORD lives!’

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