Genesis 35:7

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

Genesis 41:25

41:25 Then Joseph said to Pharaoh, “Both dreams of Pharaoh have the same meaning. God has revealed to Pharaoh what he is about to do.


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

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.

tn Heb “the dream of Pharaoh is one.”

tn Heb “declared.”

tn The active participle here indicates what is imminent.