Genesis 35:1

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God said to Jacob, "Arise, go up to Bethel, and live there. Make there an altar to God, who appeared to you when you fled from the face of Esau your brother."

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The Journeys of Abraham and the PatriarchsThe journeys of Abraham and the patriarchs from Ur through Canaan and into Egypt.

Canaan in the Patriarchal AgeCanaan during the patriarchal period, before the Israelite conquest.

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God sends Jacob from Shechem in Canaan

Places in this passage

Genesis 35:1 mentions Allon-bacuth, Bethel, Bethlehem, Canaan, Eder, El-bethel, Ephrath, Hebron, Luz, Mamre, Paddan-aram and Shechem.

Photo of Bethlehem — Bethlehem · Berthold Werner

Photo of Eder — Eder · Antoine Taveneaux