Read Genesis 35:7 (Contemporary English Version) on maBible, the Bible online. Other reference formats: Genesis 35.7, Genesis 35v7, Gen. 35:7. Jacob built an altar there and called it “God of Bethel,” because that was the place where God had appeared to him when he was running from Esau.
Other reference formats: Genesis 35.7, Genesis 35v7, Gen. 35:7.
7 Jacob built an altar there and called it “God of Bethel,” because that was the place where God had appeared to him when he was running from Esau.
Un nom né d'un combat Le nom « Israël » naît dans la Genèse. Après avoir lutté avec Dieu toute une nuit, Jacob reçoit ce nouveau nom qui signifie « il a lutté avec Dieu » (Genèse 32:28). Un peuple entier portera le nom de cet homme transformé.
Author: Moïse · Written: XVe – XIIIe siècle av. J.-C. · Reading time: ≈ 3h30 · Characters: Adam, Ève, Noé, Abraham (Abram), Sara (Saraï), Isaac, Jacob (Israël), Joseph