Genesis 28:19 BSB — MannaFest

Genesis 28:19

and he called that place Bethel, though previously the city had been named Luz.

BSB

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ASV

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

KJV

And he called the name of that place Beth–el: but the name of that city was called Luz at the first.

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Commentary

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Hebrew Questions on Genesis (420)

(Chapter 28, verse 19) And he called the name of that place Bethel, but previously its name was Luz. From what he had said above: How awesome is this place, it is nothing but the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven: now he gives the place a name, and he calls it Bethel, which means the house of God. The place was previously called Luz, which means nut or almond. Therefore, some foolishly think that the Hebrew word Ulam is the name of a city, when Ulam actually means previously.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

This gracious appearance of God to him put a greater honour upon it, and made it more remarkable, than all the almond-trees that flourished there. This is that Beth-el where, long after, it is said, God found Jacob, and there (in what he said to him) he spoke with us, Hos. xii.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

He called the name of that place Beth-el - That is, the house of God; for in consequence of his having anointed the stone, and thus consecrated it to God, he considered it as becoming henceforth his peculiar residence; see on the preceding verse. This word should be always pronounced as two distinct syllables, each strongly accented, Beth-El. Was called Luz at the first - The Hebrew has אולם לוז Ulam Luz, which the Roman edition of the Septuagint translates Ουλαμλουζ Oulamlouz; the Alexandrian MS., Ουλαμμους Oulammaus; the Aldine, Ουλαμμαους Oulammaous; Symmachus, Λαμμαους Lammaous; and some others, Ουλαμ Oulam.

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Original language & word study

12 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיִּקְרָ֛א	vai.yik.Ra'	and he called	H7121 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
שֵֽׁם־	shem-	[the] name of	H8034 →
הַמָּק֥וֹם	ha.ma.Kom	the place	H4725 →
הַה֖וּא	ha.Hu'	<the> that	H1931 →
בֵּֽית־	beit-	Beth-	H1008 →
אֵ֑ל	'El	-el	H1008 →
וְאוּלָ֛ם	ve.'u.Lam	and but	H199 →
ל֥וּז	luz	[was] Luz	H3870 →
שֵׁם־	shem-	[the] name of	H8034 →
הָעִ֖יר	ha.'Ir	the city	H5892 →
לָרִאשֹׁנָֽה׃	la.ri.sho.Nah	to the former [time]	H7223 →

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Genesis 35:1
Then 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.”
leads to
- Genesis 31:13
  I am the God of Bethel, where you anointed the pillar and made a solemn vow to Me. Now get up and leave this land at once, and return to your native land.’”
- Hosea 12:4
  Yes, he struggled with the angel and prevailed; he wept and sought His favor; he found Him at Bethel and spoke with Him there—
- Psalms 91:15
  When he calls out to Me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him and honor him.
- Deuteronomy 32:36
  For the LORD will vindicate His people and have compassion on His servants when He sees that their strength is gone and no one remains, slave or free.
- Genesis 31:3
  Then the LORD said to Jacob, “Go back to the land of your fathers and to your kindred, and I will be with you.”
Through
Genesis 48:3
Jacob said to Joseph, “God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and there He blessed me
leads to
- Genesis 35:9–12
  After Jacob had returned from Paddan-aram, God appeared to him again and blessed him.
- Genesis 17:1
  When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to him and said, “I am God Almighty. Walk before Me and be blameless.
Through
1 Kings 12:29
One calf he set up in Bethel, and the other in Dan.
leads to
- Judges 18:27–31
  After they had taken Micah’s idols and his priest, they went to Laish, to a tranquil and unsuspecting people, and they struck them with their swords and burned down the city.

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Where the connections lead

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About Genesis