13 Then behold, (A)the Lord was standing [a]above it and said, “I am the Lord, (B)the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac; the land on which you lie I will give (C)to you and to (D)your [b]descendants.

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  1. Genesis 28:13 Or beside him
  2. Genesis 28:13 Lit seed

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 Then he named that place [a](A)Bethel; but [b]previously the name of the city had been (B)Luz.

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  1. Genesis 28:19 I.e., the house of God
  2. Genesis 28:19 Lit at the first

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.