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Genesis 28:17-19
American Standard Version
Genesis 28:17-19
American Standard Version
17 And he was afraid, and said, How dreadful is this place! this is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.
18 And Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put under his head, and set it up for a pillar, and poured oil upon the top of it. 19 And he called the name of that place [a]Beth-el: but the name of the city was Luz at the first.
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- Genesis 28:19 That is, The house of God.
Genesis 28:17-19
New International Version
Genesis 28:17-19
New International Version
17 He was afraid and said, “How awesome is this place!(A) This is none other than the house of God;(B) this is the gate of heaven.”
18 Early the next morning Jacob took the stone he had placed under his head(C) and set it up as a pillar(D) and poured oil on top of it.(E) 19 He called that place Bethel,[a](F) though the city used to be called Luz.(G)
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- Genesis 28:19 Bethel means house of God.
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