He erected an altar there, and called it El Elohe Israel.
Parallel translations
- KJV And he erected there an altar, and called it EleloheIsrael.
- BSB There he set up an altar and called it El-Elohe-Israel.
- NKJV Then he erected an altar there and called it El Elohe Israel.
- NASB Then he erected there an altar and called it El-Elohe-Israel.
- NLT And there he built an altar and named it El-Elohe-Israel.
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- Gen 35:7He built an altar there, and called the place El Beth El; because there God was revealed to him, when he fled from the face of his brother.
- Gen 21:33Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beersheba, and called there on the name of Yahweh, the Everlasting God.
- Gen 32:28He said, “Your name will no longer be called Jacob, but Israel; for you have fought with God and with men, and have prevailed.”
- Gen 8:20Noah built an altar to Yahweh, and took of every clean animal, and of every clean bird, and offered burnt offerings on the altar.
- Gen 12:7–8Yahweh appeared to Abram and said, “I will give this land to your offspring.” He built an altar there to Yahweh, who had appeared to him.
- Gen 13:18Abram moved his tent, and came and lived by the oaks of Mamre, which are in Hebron, and built an altar there to Yahweh.
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