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He called the name of that place Bethel, but the name of the city was Luz at the first.
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Luz and Bethel Explained
Commentators clarify that Luz was the name of the original Canaanite city. Jacob had his divine encounter in a field near Luz and named that specific spot 'Bethel' (House of God). This explains why he slept in the open despite a city being nearby. Scholars note that after the Israelite conquest, the name Bethel was applied to the city itself, replacing the name Luz.
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Genesis
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18th Century
Presbyterian
קהל qâhāl — “congregation.”
מחלת māchălat — Machalath, “sickness, or a harp.”
לוּז l…
19th Century
Anglican
THE TÔLDÔTH ISAAC (Genesis 25:19 to Genesis 35:29).
THE BIRTH OF ISAAC’S SONS.
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16th Century
Protestant
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…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And he called the name of that place Bethel The house of God, which he took this place to be: but the na…
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…
