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Genesis 12:8

From there Abram moved on to the hill country east of Bethel and pitched his tent, with Bethel to the west and Ai to the east. There he built an altar to the LORD, and he called on the name of the LORD.

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ASV

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.

KJV

And he removed from thence unto a mountain on the east of Beth–el, and pitched his tent, having Beth–el 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.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיַּעְתֵּ֨קvai.ya'.Tekand he moved onH6275 →
מִשָּׁ֜םmi.Shamfrom thereH8033 →
הָהָ֗רָהha.Ha.rahthe hill country towardsH2022 →
מִקֶּ֛דֶםmi.Ke.demfrom [the] eastH6924 →
לְבֵֽית־le.veit-of Beth-H1008 →
אֵ֖ל'el-elH1008 →
וַיֵּ֣טvai.Yetand he pitchedH5186 →
אָהְָל֑וֹ'o.ho.Lotent hisH168 →
בֵּֽית־beit-Beth-H1008 →
אֵ֤ל'el-elH1008 →
מִיָּם֙mi.Yam[was] from [the] westH3220 →
וְהָעַ֣יve.ha.'Aiand <the> AiH5857 →
מִקֶּ֔דֶםmi.Ke.dem[was] from [the] eastH6924 →
וַיִּֽבֶן־vai.yi.ven-and he builtH1129 →
שָׁ֤םshamthereH8033 →
מִזְבֵּ֙חַ֙miz.Be.achan altarH4196 →
לַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehto YahwehH3068 →
וַיִּקְרָ֖אvai.yik.Ra'and he calledH7121 →
בְּשֵׁ֥םbe.Shemon [the] name ofH8034 →
יְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehYahwehH3068 →

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Hebrews 11:9By faith he dwelt in the promised land as a stranger in a foreign country. He lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise.1 Chronicles 4:10And Jabez called out to the God of Israel, “If only You would bless me and enlarge my territory! May Your hand be with me and keep me from harm, so that I will be free from pain.” And God granted the request of Jabez.Nehemiah 11:31The descendants of Benjamin from Geba lived in Michmash, Aija, and Bethel with its villages;Genesis 4:26And to Seth also a son was born, and he called him Enosh. At that time men began to call upon the name of the LORD.Genesis 21:33And Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beersheba, and there he called upon the name of the LORD, the Eternal God.Genesis 12:7Then the LORD appeared to Abram and said, “I will give this land to your offspring.” So Abram built an altar there to the LORD, who had appeared to him.1 Corinthians 1:2To the church of God in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus and called to be holy, together with all those everywhere who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours:Genesis 13:4to the site where he had built the altar. And there Abram called on the name of the LORD.Genesis 28:19and he called that place Bethel, though previously the city had been named Luz.Genesis 35:1Then God said to Jacob, “Arise, go up to Bethel, and settle there. Build an altar there to the God who appeared to you when you fled from your brother Esau.”Ezra 2:28the men of Bethel and Ai, 223;Genesis 28:22And this stone I have set up as a pillar will be God’s house, and of all that You give me I will surely give You a tenth.”Genesis 31:25Now Jacob had pitched his tent in the hill country of Gilead when Laban overtook him, and Laban and his relatives camped there as well.Genesis 35:6So Jacob and everyone with him arrived in Luz (that is, Bethel) in the land of Canaan.Genesis 35:3Then let us arise and go to Bethel. I will build an altar there to God, who answered me in my day of distress. He has been with me wherever I have gone.”Psalms 116:4Then I called on the name of the LORD: “O LORD, deliver my soul!”Acts 2:21And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.’Joel 2:32And everyone who calls on the name of the LORD will be saved; for on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there will be deliverance, as the LORD has promised, among the remnant called by the LORD.

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