Genesis 35:6

35:6 Jacob and all those who were with him arrived at Luz (that is, Bethel) in the land of Canaan.

Genesis 35:19

35:19 So Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem).

Genesis 35:27

35:27 So Jacob came back to his father Isaac in Mamre, to Kiriath Arba (that is, Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac had stayed.


map For location see Map4-G4; Map5-C1; Map6-E3; Map7-D1; Map8-G3.

tn Heb “and Jacob came to Luz which is in the land of Canaan – it is Bethel – he and all the people who were with him.”

sn This explanatory note links the earlier name Ephrath with the later name Bethlehem.

map For location see Map5-B1; Map7-E2; Map8-E2; Map10-B4.

tn This is an adverbial accusative of location.

tn The name “Kiriath Arba” is in apposition to the preceding name, “Mamre.”

tn The Hebrew verb גּוּר (gur), traditionally rendered “to sojourn,” refers to temporary settlement without ownership rights.