"And Jacob called the name of the place where God spake with him, Bethel." — Genesis 35:15

Genesis 35:15 · KJV

“And Jacob called the name of the place where God spake with him, Bethel.”

— Genesis 35:15

And Jacob set up a pillar in the place where he talked with him, {even} a pillar of stone: and he poured a drink offering thereon, and he poured oil thereon.

Verse 16

And they journeyed from Bethel; and there was but a little way to come to Ephrath: and Rachel travailed, and she had hard labour. {a little...: Heb. a little piece of ground}

Genesis 35 — Context

And God went up from him in the place where he talked with him.

And Jacob set up a pillar in the place where he talked with him, {even} a pillar of stone: and he poured a drink offering thereon, and he poured oil thereon.

And Jacob called the name of the place where God spake with him, Bethel.

And they journeyed from Bethel; and there was but a little way to come to Ephrath: and Rachel travailed, and she had hard labour. {a little...: Heb. a little piece of ground}

And it came to pass, when she was in hard labour, that the midwife said unto her, Fear not; thou shalt have this son also.

Cross References

Genesis 28:19

And he called the name of that place Bethel: but the name of that city {was called} Luz at the first. {Bethel: that is, The house of God}