Kejadian 12:8

12:8 Then he moved from there to the hill country east of Bethel ¹  and pitched his tent, with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east. There he built an altar to the Lord and worshiped the Lord. ² 

Kejadian 35:1

The Return to Bethel

35:1 Then God said to Jacob, “Go up at once ³  to Bethel ⁴  and live there. Make an altar there to God, who appeared to you when you fled from your brother Esau.” ⁵ 

Kejadian 48:3

48:3 Jacob said to Joseph, “The sovereign God ⁶  appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan and blessed me.

[12:8]  ¹ map For location see Map4 G4; Map5 C1; Map6 E3; Map7 D1; Map8 G3.

[12:8]  ² tn Heb “he called in the name of the Lord.” The expression refers to worshiping the Lord through prayer and sacrifice (see Gen 4:26; 13:4; 21:33; 26:25). See G. J. Wenham, Genesis (WBC), 1:116, 281.

[35:1]  ³ tn Heb “arise, go up.” The first imperative gives the command a sense of urgency.

[35:1]  ⁴ map For location see Map4 G4; Map5 C1; Map6 E3; Map7 D1; Map8 G3.

[35:1]  ⁵ sn God is calling on Jacob to fulfill his vow he made when he fled from…Esau (see Gen 28:20-22).

[48:3]  ⁶ tn Heb “El Shaddai.” See the extended note on the phrase “sovereign God” in Gen 17:1.