Genesis 35:7
Genesis 35:7 New International Version (NIV)
There he built an altar, and he called the place El Bethel, because it was there that God revealed himself to him when he was fleeing from his brother.
Genesis 35:6-7 The Message (MSG)
Jacob and his company arrived at Luz, that is, Bethel, in the land of Canaan. He built an altar there and named it El-Bethel (God-of-Bethel) because that’s where God revealed himself to him when he was running from his brother.
Genesis 35:7 King James Version (KJV)
And he built there an altar, and called the place El-beth-el: because there God appeared unto him, when he fled from the face of his brother.
Genesis 35:7 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
He built an altar there, and called the place El-bethel, because there God had revealed Himself to him when he fled from his brother.
Genesis 35:7 New Century Version (NCV)
There Jacob built an altar and named the place Bethel, after God, because God had appeared to him there when he was running from his brother.
Genesis 35:7 American Standard Version (ASV)
And he built there an altar, and called the place El-beth-el; because there God was revealed unto him, when he fled from the face of his brother.
Genesis 35:7 New King James Version (NKJV)
And he built an altar there and called the place El Bethel, because there God appeared to him when he fled from the face of his brother.
Genesis 35:7 Amplified Bible (AMP)
There he built an altar [to worship the LORD], and called the place El-bethel (God of the House of God), because there God had revealed Himself to him when he escaped from his brother.
Genesis 35:7 New Living Translation (NLT)
Jacob built an altar there and named the place El-bethel (which means “God of Bethel”), because God had appeared to him there when he was fleeing from his brother, Esau.