Genesis

Genesis 35:7

⁷There Jacob built an altar, and he called that place El-bethel,^b because it was there that God had revealed Himself to Jacob as he fled from his brother.

Footnotes

b 35:7 El-bethel means God of Bethel.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
There	שָׁם֙	šām	Adverb	H8033 there, thither
Jacob built	וַיִּ֤בֶן	way·yi·ḇen	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1129 build
an altar	מִזְבֵּ֔חַ	miz·bê·aḥ	Noun - masculine singular	H4196 altar
and he called	וַיִּקְרָא֙	way·yiq·rā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
that place	לַמָּק֔וֹם	lam·mā·qō·wm	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4725 standing, spot, condition
El-bethel	אֵ֑ל	’êl	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H416 El-Bethel
because	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
it was there	שָׁ֗ם	šām	Adverb	H8033 there, thither
that God	הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים	hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
had revealed Himself	נִגְל֤וּ	niḡ·lū	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural	H1540 uncover, remove
to	אֵלָיו֙	’ê·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H413 motion to
as he fled	בְּבָרְח֖וֹ	bə·ḇā·rə·ḥōw	Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular	H1272 go through, flee
from	מִפְּנֵ֥י	mip·pə·nê	Preposition-m; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
his brother	אָחִֽיו׃	’ā·ḥîw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H251 brother

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.