Genesis 35:6

Genesis 35:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)So Jacob came to Luz, which is in the land of Canaan, that is, Beth–el, he and all the people that were with him.
• New International Version (NIV)Jacob and all the people with him came to Luz (that is, Bethel) in the land of Canaan.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Jacob came to Luz (that is, Bethel), which is in the land of Canaan, he and all the people who were with him,
• New King James Version (NKJV)So Jacob came to Luz (that is, Bethel), which is in the land of Canaan, he and all the people who were with him.

Context of Genesis 35:6

4So they gave Jacob all the foreign gods in their hand and the rings in their ears, and Jacob hid them under the oak tree near Shechem. 5Then they journeyed, and the terror of God was on the cities that were around them, so they did not pursue Jacob’s sons. Then Jacob arrived at Luz in the land of Canaan (that is Beth-El), he and all the people who were with him. 7He built an altar there and called the place El-Beth-El because God had revealed Himself to him there when he fled from the presence of his brother. 8Then Rebekah’s nurse Deborah died, and was buried below Beth-El, under the oak—so it was named Oak of Weeping.

Genesis 35:6 word by word

וַיָּבֹ֨א יַעֲקֹ֜ב ל֗וּזָה אֲשֶׁר֙ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ כְּנַ֔עַן הִ֖וא בֵּֽית־אֵ֑ל ה֖וּא וְכָל־הָעָ֥ם אֲשֶׁר־עִמּֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• So Jacobיַעֲקֹבya‛ăqôb · JacobH3290
• cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• to Luzלוּזlûz · LuzH3870
• in the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• of Canaanכְּנַ֫עַןkena‛an · CanaanH3667
• Beth–elבֵּֽיתְ־אֵלbêyth-'êl · BethelH1008
• he and all the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971

Cross-references for Genesis 35:6

• Genesis 12:8From there he moved to the mountain to the east of Beth-El and erected his tent (with Beth-El to the west and Ai to the east). There he built an altar to Adonai and called on the Name of Adonai.
• Genesis 28:19He called the name of that place Beth-El (though originally the city’s name was Luz).
• Judges 1:22Also the house of Joseph marched against Bethel, and Adonai was with them.

Commentaries on Genesis 35:6

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-29Verses 1-29 - The Death of Isaac 8. דברה deborâh Deborah, “bee.” בּכוּת אלּון 'alôn -bākût Allon-bakuth, “oak of weeping.” 16. כברה kı̂brâh “length stretch.” A certain but unknown distance, a stadium or furlong (Josephus) a hippodrome (Septuagint) which was somewhat longer, a mile (Kimchi). אפרת 'ephrâth Ephrath, “fruitful or ashy.” 18. בן־אוני ben -'ônı̂y Ben-oni, “son of my pain.” בנימין bı̂nyāmı̂yn Binjamin, “son of the right hand.” 19. לחם בית…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-15Verses 6-15 The comfort the saints have in holy ordinances, is not so much from Beth-el, the house of God, as from El-beth-el, the God of the house. The ordinances are empty things, if we do not meet with God in them. There Jacob buried Deborah, Rebekah's nurse. She died much lamented. Old servants in a family, that have in their time been faithful and useful, ought to be respected. God appeared to Jacob. He renewed the covenant with him. I am God…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-7Jacob built an altar at Bethel as God had instructed (35:1; compare 12:8).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. So Jacob came to Luz ... that is, Beth-el--It is probable that this place was unoccupied ground when Jacob first went to it; and that after that period [Calvin], the Canaanites built a town, to which they gave the name of Luz [Ge 28:19], from the profusion of almond trees that grew around. The name of Beth-el, which would, of course, be confined to Jacob and his family, did not supersede the original one, till long after. It is now identified with the…Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 35:6

• Altar
• Beth-El
• Jacob

In the dictionaries

• Canaan
• Jacob
• Canaan; Canaanites
• Canaan, Canaanite
• Jacob, Israel
• Change
• Hard
• Luz
• Pillar
• Pursue

Commentaries on Genesis 35

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings