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Genesis 35:7

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He built an altar there, and called the place El Beth El; because there God was revealed to him, when he fled from the face of his 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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Places in this passage

Genesis 35:7 mentions Allon-bacuth, Bethel, Bethlehem, Canaan, Eder, El-bethel, Ephrath, Hebron, Luz, Mamre, Paddan-aram and Shechem.

Bethel · Deror_avi
Bethlehem · Berthold Werner
Canaan · Bahnfrend
Eder · Antoine Taveneaux

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