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Genesis 12:8

And he removed from thence unto a mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, having Bethel on the west, and Hai on the east: and there he builded an altar unto the LORD, and called upon the name of the LORD.

KJV

Et inde transgrediens ad montem, qui erat contra orientem Bethel, tetendit ibi tabernaculum suum, ab occidente habens Bethel, et ab oriente Hai : ædificavit quoque ibi altare Domino, et invocavit nomen ejus.

Vulgate

καὶ ἀπέστη ἐκεῖθεν εἰς τὸ ὄρος κατ’ ἀνατολὰς Βαιθήλ, καὶ ἔστησεν ἐκεῖ τὴν σκηνὴν αὐτοῦ ἐν Βαιθὴλ κατὰ θάλασσαν καὶ Ἁγγαὶ κατ’ ἀνατολάς· καὶ ᾠκοδόμησεν ἐκεῖ θυσιαστήριον τῷ κυρίῳ καὶ ἐπεκαλέσατο ἐπὶ τῷ ὀνόματι Κυρίου.

LXX

And he removed from thence unto the mountain on the east of Beth-el, and pitched his tent, having Beth-el on the west, and Ai on the east: and there he builded an altar unto Jehovah, and called upon the name of Jehovah.

ASV

וַ/יַּעְתֵּ֨ק מִ/שָּׁ֜ם הָ/הָ֗רָ/ה מִ/קֶּ֛דֶם לְ/בֵֽית אֵ֖ל וַ/יֵּ֣ט אָהֳלֹ֑/ה בֵּֽית אֵ֤ל מִ/יָּם֙ וְ/הָ/עַ֣י מִ/קֶּ֔דֶם וַ/יִּֽבֶן שָׁ֤ם מִזְבֵּ֨חַ֙ לַֽ/יהוָ֔ה וַ/יִּקְרָ֖א בְּ/שֵׁ֥ם יְהוָֽה

Hebrew

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In this verse

Places BethelAi

In the original Hebrew

14 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֹ֣הֶל
'hl
noun · 344×
בְנ֣וֹת
bnvt
verb · 365×
בֵּֽית
byt
proper_noun · 144×
ה
h
noun · 393×
ה
h
noun · 87×
ה
h
adverb · 827×
הַ֣ר
hr
noun · 544×
וֹ
v
noun · 848×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
יִּקְרָ֥א
yqr'
verb · 737×
יַּעְתֵּ֨ק
y'tq
verb · 9×
מִּזְבֵּ֖חַ
mzbch
noun · 402×
נָטִ֤יתִי
ntyty
verb · 216×
עָֽי
'y
proper_noun · 40×

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Chr 4:10 — And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that thine hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it may
  • 1Cor 1:2 — Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and
  • 1Cor 1:2 — Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and
  • Ezra 2:28 — The men of Bethel and Ai, two hundred twenty and three.
  • Gen 4:26 — And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his name Enos: then began men to call upon the name of the LORD.
  • Gen 4:26 — And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his name Enos: then began men to call upon the name of the LORD.
  • Gen 12:7 — And the LORD appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the LORD, who appeared unto him.
  • Gen 13:4 — Unto the place of the altar, which he had made there at the first: and there Abram called on the name of the LORD.
  • Gen 21:33 — And Abraham planted a grove in Beersheba, and called there on the name of the LORD, the everlasting God.
  • Gen 21:33 — And Abraham planted a grove in Beersheba, and called there on the name of the LORD, the everlasting God.
  • Gen 28:19 — And he called the name of that place Bethel: but the name of that city was called Luz at the first.
  • Gen 28:19 — And he called the name of that place Bethel: but the name of that city was called Luz at the first.
  • Gen 31:25 — Then Laban overtook Jacob. Now Jacob had pitched his tent in the mount: and Laban with his brethren pitched in the mount of Gilead.
  • Gen 35:1 — And God said unto Jacob, Arise, go up to Bethel, and dwell there: and make there an altar unto God, that appeared unto thee when thou fleddest from the face of Esau thy brother.
  • Gen 35:6 — So Jacob came to Luz, which is in the land of Canaan, that is, Bethel, he and all the people that were with him.
  • Heb 11:9 — By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise:
  • Josh 7:2 — And Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is beside Bethaven, on the east side of Bethel, and spake unto them, saying, Go up and view the country. And the men went up and viewed Ai.
  • Neh 11:31 — The children also of Benjamin from Geba dwelt at Michmash, and Aija, and Bethel, and in their villages,