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Genesis 28:19
Genesis 28:19 is verse 19 of Genesis chapter 28, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
and he called that place Bethel, though previously the city had been named Luz.
Bethel means house of God.
King James Version
And he called the name of that place Bethel: but the name of that city was called Luz at the first.
World English Bible
He called the name of that place Bethel, but the name of the city was Luz at the first.
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Genesis 28:17–21 · Berean Standard Bible
17 And he was afraid and said, “How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God; this is the gate of heaven!”
18 Early the next morning, Jacob took the stone that he had placed under his head, and he set it up as a pillar. He poured oil on top of it,
19 and he called that place Bethel, though previously the city had been named Luz.
20 Then Jacob made a vow, saying, “If God will be with me and watch over me on this journey, and if He will provide me with food to eat and clothes to wear,
21 so that I may return safely to my father’s house, then the LORD will be my God.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
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.
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.”
Genesis 48:3Jacob said to Joseph, “God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and there He blessed me
Judges 1:22The house of Joseph also attacked Bethel, and the LORD was with them.
Judges 1:23They sent spies to Bethel (formerly known as Luz),
Judges 1:24and when the spies saw a man coming out of the city, they said to him, “Please show us how to get into the city, and we will treat you kindly.”
Judges 1:25So the man showed them the entrance to the city, and they put the city to the sword but released that man and all his family.
Judges 1:26And the man went to the land of the Hittites, built a city, and called it Luz, which is its name to this day.
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!’
Hosea 12:4Yes, he struggled with the angel and prevailed; he wept and sought His favor; he found Him at Bethel and spoke with Him there —
Hosea 12:5the LORD is the God of Hosts— the LORD is His name of renown.