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Genesis 28:19

American Standard Version

And he called the name of that place Beth-el: but the name of the city was Luz at the first.

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Genesis 28:19 in other translations

He called the name of that place Bethel, but the name of the city was Luz at the first.

Genesis 28:19 · World English Bible

Genesis 28:19 in context

  1. 17And he was afraid, and said, How dreadful is this place! this is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.
  2. 18And Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put under his head, and set it up for a pillar, and poured oil upon the top of it.
  3. 19And he called the name of that place Beth-el: but the name of the city was Luz at the first.
  4. 20And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on,
  5. 21so that I come again to my father’s house in peace, and Jehovah will be my God,