Genesis 12:8 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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⁸And he removed from thence unto a mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, having Bethel on the west, and Hai on the east: and there he builded an altar unto the LORD, and called upon the name of the LORD.

Genesis 12:8 —

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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Genesis 4:26
And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his name Enos: then began men to call upon the name of the LORD.
Nehemiah 11:31
The children also of Benjamin from Geba dwelt at Michmash, and Aija, and Bethel, and in their villages,
Genesis 21:33
And Abraham planted a grove in Beersheba, and called there on the name of the LORD, the everlasting God.
1 Corinthians 1:2
Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours:
Genesis 28:19
And he called the name of that place Bethel: but the name of that city was called Luz at the first.

Topics

Abraham Altar Beth-El Consecration Devotion Economics Family Generals, Distinguished

Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 6-9)

One would have expected that Abram having had such an extraordinary call to Canaan some great event should have followed upon his arrival there, that he should have been introduced with all possible marks of honour and respect, and that the kings of Canaan should immediately have surrendered their crowns to him, and done him homage. But no; he comes not with observation, little notice is taken of…