Genesis 35:7

New English Translation

⁷He built an altar there and named the place El Bethel^[a] because there God had revealed himself^[b] to him when he was fleeing from his brother.

Genesis 35:7 sn The name El Bethel means “God of Bethel.”
Genesis 35:7 tn Heb “revealed themselves.” The verb נִגְלוּ (niglu), translated “revealed himself,” is plural, even though one expects the singular form with the plural of majesty. Perhaps אֱלֹהִים (ʾelohim) is here a numerical plural, referring both to God and the angelic beings that appeared to Jacob. See the note on the word “know” in Gen 3:5.

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