20And he erected there an altar, and called it Elelohe-Israel.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
And Abraham planted a grove in Beersheba, and called there on the name of the LORD, the everlasting God.
And he built there an altar, and called the place Elbethel: because there God appeared unto him, when he fled from the face of his brother.
And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.
Then Abram removed his tent, and came and dwelt in the plain of Mamre, which is in Hebron, and built there an altar unto the LORD.
And the LORD appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the LORD, who appeared unto him. …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 16-20)Here, 1. Jacob comes to Succoth. Having in a friendly manner parted with Esau, who had gone to his own country (Gen. 33:16), he comes to a place where, it should seem, he rested for some time, set up booths for his cattle, and other conveniences for himself and family. The place was afterwards known by the name of Succoth, a city in the tribe of Gad, on the other side Jordan (it signifies booths )…
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