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Genesis 35:7

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35:7 He built an altar there and named the place El Bethel 1  because there God had revealed himself 2  to him when he was fleeing from his brother.

1 sn The name El-Bethel means “God of Bethel.”

2 tn Heb “revealed themselves.” The verb נִגְלוּ (niglu), translated “revealed himself,” is plural, even though one expects the singular form with the plural of majesty. Perhaps אֱלֹהִים (’elohim) is here a numerical plural, referring both to God and the angelic beings that appeared to Jacob. See the note on the word “know” in Gen 3:5.



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