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Jacob called the name of the place where God spoke with him "Bethel."
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Fulfilling an Old Vow
Commentators explain that this is the second time Jacob names this place Bethel. This act is a confirmation and fulfillment of the vow he made to God decades earlier when fleeing his brother. By building an altar and setting up a pillar, he is now faithfully establishing the location as a formal "house of God" as he had promised.
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Genesis
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18th Century
Presbyterian
8. דברה deborâh — Deborah, “bee.” בּכוּת אלּון 'alôn-bākût, Allon-bakuth, “oak of weeping.”
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19th Century
Anglican
Jacob called ... — See Genesis 28:19. The name had, of course, remained unknown and unused, as what had then occurred had been con…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And Jacob called the name of the place where God spoke with him, Bethel . ] He confir…
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