So Jacob came to Luz, which is in the land of Canaan, that is, Bethel, he and all the people that were with him.
What does Genesis 35:6 mean?
The comfort the saints have in holy ordinances, is not so much from Beth-el, the house of God, as from El-beth-el, the God of the house. The ordinances are empty things, if we do not meet with God in them.
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Keep this verse inside Genesis 35:6-8 and alongside a few nearby related passages.
Commentary on Genesis 35:6
So Jacob came to Luz, which is in the land of Canaan, that is Bethel,.... The place Jacob had called Bethel, when he was there before, was formerly called Luz, Genesis 28:19 ; and is here said to be in the land of Canaan, that is, in that part of the land which was inhabited by those who were properly called Canaanites, to distinguish it from another Luz, which was in the land of the Hittites; Judges 1:26 , he and all the people that were with him; wives, children, servants, or whoever else came from Shechem, these all came safe to Luz without any molestation or loss.
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So Jacob came to Luz, which is in the land of Canaan, that is Bethel,.
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So Jacob came to Luz, which is in the land of Canaan, that is Bethel,.
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So Jacob came to Luz, which is in the land of Canaan, that is Bethel,.
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Genesis 35 belongs to the middle movement of the book, especially the section often described as the family line through Isaac and Jacob. Genesis opens the whole Bible with creation, fall, flood, Babel, and the long patriarchal story that carries the reader from Eden to Egypt. Read this chapter with the wider themes of creation, fall, and covenant in view so the individual verses keep their proper weight.
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Glossary
- Bethel Place
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House of God. (1. ) A place in Central Palestine, about 10 miles north of Jerusalem, at the head of the pass of Michmash and Ai. It was originally the royal Canaanite city of Luz ( Gen. 28:19 ). Modern identification: Beitin.
- Canaan Place
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Biblical region. Modern identification: Canaan.
- Luz Place
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Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Beitin.