KJV King James Version
And he erected there an altar, and called it EleloheIsrael.
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Genesis 33:20
And he erected there an altar, and called it EleloheIsrael.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
There he set up an altar and called it El-Elohe-Israel.
WEB World English Bible
He erected an altar there, and called it El Elohe Israel.
ASV American Standard Version
And he erected there an altar, and called it El-Elohe-Israel.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and he setteth up there an altar, and proclaimeth at it God—the God of Israel.
Surrounding context — Genesis 33
17 And Jacob journeyed to Succoth, and built him an house, and made booths for his cattle: therefore the name of the place is called Succoth.
18 And Jacob came to Shalem, a city of Shechem, which [is] in the land of Canaan, when he came from Padanaram; and pitched his tent before the city.
19 And he bought a parcel of a field, where he had spread his tent, at the hand of the children of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for an hundred pieces of money.
20 And he erected there an altar, and called it EleloheIsrael.
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Genesis 35:7And he built there an altar, and called the place Elbethel: because there God appeared unto him, when he fled from the face of his brother.Genesis 21:33And [Abraham] planted a grove in Beersheba, and called there on the name of the LORD, the everlasting God.Genesis 32:28And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.Genesis 13:18Then Abram removed [his] tent, and came and dwelt in the plain of Mamre, which [is] in Hebron, and built there an altar unto the LORD.Genesis 8:20And Noah builded an altar unto the LORD; and took of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and offered burnt offerings on the altar.Genesis 12:7-8And the LORD appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the LORD, who appeared unto him.
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