Genesis 35:6

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⁶Jacob and all those who were with him arrived at Luz (that is, Bethel) in the land of Canaan.^[a]

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Genesis 35:6 tn Heb “and Jacob came to Luz which is in the land of Canaan—it is Bethel—he and all the people who were with him.”

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Genesis 35:7

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⁷He built an altar there and named the place El Bethel^[a] because there God had revealed himself^[b] to him when he was fleeing from his brother.

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Genesis 35:7 sn The name El Bethel means “God of Bethel.”
Genesis 35:7 tn Heb “revealed themselves.” The verb נִגְלוּ (niglu), translated “revealed himself,” is plural, even though one expects the singular form with the plural of majesty. Perhaps אֱלֹהִים (ʾelohim) is here a numerical plural, referring both to God and the angelic beings that appeared to Jacob. See the note on the word “know” in Gen 3:5.

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