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And he called the name of that place Beth-el. But the name of the city was Luz at the first.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

קהל qâhāl — “congregation.”

מחלת māchălat — Machalath, “sickne , or a harp.”

לוּז lû…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

THE TÔLDÔTH ISAAC (Genesis 25:19 to Genesis 35:29).

THE BIRTH OF ISAAC’S SONS.

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

And he called the name of that place Beth-el. It may appear absurd that Moses should speak of that place as a city, concerning which he ha…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And he called the name of that place Bethel
The house of God, which he took this place to be: but the na…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

God manifested himself and his favor to Jacob when he was asleep. The Spirit, like the wind, blows when and where it pleases, and God's grace, like…

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