Bible in Basic English
"And he gave that place the name of Beth-el, but before that time the town was named Luz."
— Genesis 28:19, Bible in Basic English
“And he called the name of that place Beth-el: but the name of the city was Luz at the first. ”
“He called the name of that place Bethel, but the name of the city was Luz at the first.”
“He called that place Bethel, although the former name of the town was Luz.”
“And he called the name of the city Bethel, which before was called Luza.”
“And he called the name of that place Beth–el: but the name of that city was called Luz at the first.”
And Jacob, awaking from his sleep, said, Truly, the Lord is in this place and I was not conscious of it.
And fear came on him, and he said, This is a holy place; this is nothing less than the house of God and the doorway of heaven.
And early in the morning Jacob took the stone which had been under his head, and put it up as a pillar and put oil on it.
And he gave that place the name of Beth-el, but before that time the town was named Luz.
Then Jacob took an oath, and said, If God will be with me, and keep me safe on my journey, and give me food and clothing to put on,
So that I come again to my father's house in peace, then I will take the Lord to be my God,
And this stone which I have put up for a pillar will be God's house: and of all you give me, I will give a tenth part to you.