Genesis - 35:15

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15 Jacob called the name of the place where God spoke with him "Bethel."

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Explanation and meaning of Genesis 35:15.

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And calling the name of that place Bethel.
And Jacob called the name of the place where God had talked with him, Beth-el.
and Jacob calleth the name of the place where God spake with him Bethel.
And he gave to the place where God had been talking with him, the name of Beth-el.
Et vocavit Iahacob nomen loci, in quo loquutus est cum ipso Deus, Beth-el.

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Historical Commentaries

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And Jacob called the name of the place where God spake with him, Bethel. He confirmed the name he had before given it, when he went to Mesopotamia, and now upon his return renews and establishes it; or he gave this name more especially to that particular spot where God conversed with him, and on which he erected a pillar, and consecrated it to religious worship, and so made it God's house, as he promised he would, Genesis 28:22, both building an altar for sacrifice, and setting up a pillar, which was beginning an house for God.

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