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Genesis 33:17
Genesis 33:17 is verse 17 of Genesis chapter 33, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
but Jacob went on to Succoth, where he built a house for himself and shelters for his livestock; that is why the place was called Succoth.
Succoth means booths or shelters or tabernacles; twice in this verse.
King James Version
And Jacob journeyed to Succoth, and built him an house, and made booths for his cattle: therefore the name of the place is called Succoth.
World English Bible
Jacob traveled to Succoth, built himself a house, and made shelters for his livestock. Therefore the name of the place is called Succoth.
succoth means shelters or booths.
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Genesis 33:15–19 · Berean Standard Bible
15 “Let me leave some of my people with you,” Esau said. But Jacob replied, “Why do that? Let me find favor in the sight of my lord.”
16 So that day Esau started on his way back to Seir,
17 but Jacob went on to Succoth, where he built a house for himself and shelters for his livestock; that is why the place was called Succoth.
18 After Jacob had come from Paddan-aram, he arrived safely at the city of Shechem in the land of Canaan, and he camped just outside the city.
19 And the plot of ground where he pitched his tent, he purchased from the sons of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for a hundred pieces of silver.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Joshua 13:27and in the valley, Beth-haram, Beth-nimrah, Succoth, and Zaphon, with the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon (the territory on the east side of the Jordan up to the edge of the Sea of Chinnereth ).
Judges 8:5So Gideon said to the men of Succoth, “Please give my troops some bread, for they are exhausted, and I am still pursuing Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of Midian.”
Judges 8:8From there he went up to Penuel and asked the same from them, but the men of Penuel gave the same response as the men of Succoth.
Judges 8:16Then he took the elders of the city, and using the thorns and briers of the wilderness, he disciplined the men of Succoth.
1 Kings 7:46The king had them cast in clay molds in the plain of the Jordan between Succoth and Zarethan.
Psalms 60:6God has spoken from His sanctuary: “I will triumph! I will parcel out Shechem and apportion the Valley of Succoth.
Exodus 12:37The Israelites journeyed from Rameses to Succoth with about 600,000 men on foot, besides women and children.
Exodus 13:20They set out from Succoth and camped at Etham on the edge of the wilderness.