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Genesis 35:8-10
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Genesis 35:8-10
Easy-to-Read Version
8 Deborah, Rebekah’s nurse, died there. They buried her under the oak tree at Bethel. They named that place Allon Bacuth.[a]
Jacob’s New Name
9 When Jacob came back from Paddan Aram, God appeared to him again. God blessed Jacob 10 and said to him, “Your name is Jacob, but I will change that name. You will no longer be called Jacob. Your new name will be Israel.[b]” So God named him Israel.
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- Genesis 35:8 Allon Bacuth This name means “the oak tree of sadness.”
- Genesis 35:10 Israel This name might mean “he fights for God,” “he fights with God,” or “God fights.”
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