19 He called that place Bethel,[a] though the city used to be called Luz.

20 Then Jacob made a vow, saying, ‘If God will be with me and will watch over me on this journey I am taking and will give me food to eat and clothes to wear 21 so that I return safely to my father’s household, then the Lord[b] will be my God

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 28:19 Bethel means house of God.
  2. Genesis 28:21 Or Since God . . . father’s household, the Lord