13 Yahweh was standing there beside him,[a] saying, “I am Yahweh,(A) the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. I will give you and your offspring the land that you are now sleeping on.

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  1. Genesis 28:13 Or there above it

13 There above it[a] stood the Lord,(A) and he said: “I am the Lord, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac.(B) I will give you and your descendants the land(C) on which you are lying.(D)

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  1. Genesis 28:13 Or There beside him

19 and named the place Bethel,[a] though previously the city was named Luz.(A)

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  1. Genesis 28:19 = House of God

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

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  1. Genesis 28:19 Bethel means house of God.

So Jacob and all who were with him came to Luz (that is, Bethel(A)) in the land of Canaan.

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Jacob and all the people with him came to Luz(A) (that is, Bethel) in the land of Canaan.(B)

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God appeared to Jacob again after he returned from Paddan-aram, and He blessed him.

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After Jacob returned from Paddan Aram,[a](A) God appeared to him again and blessed him.(B)

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  1. Genesis 35:9 That is, Northwest Mesopotamia; also in verse 26