Genesis 35:7
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
7 There he built an altar and called the place El-Bethel,[a] for it was there that God had revealed himself to him when he was fleeing from his brother.(A)
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- 35:7 El-Bethel: probably to be translated “the god of Bethel.” This is one of several titles of God in Genesis that begin with El (= God), e.g., El Olam (21:33), El Elyon (14:18), El the God of Israel (33:20), El Roi (16:13), and El Shaddai. Most of these (except El Shaddai) are tied to specific Israelite shrines.
Genesis 35:7
New International Version
7 There he built an altar,(A) and he called the place El Bethel,[a](B) because it was there that God revealed himself to him(C) when he was fleeing from his brother.(D)
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- Genesis 35:7 El Bethel means God of Bethel.
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