NET Bible
"He built an altar there and named the place El Bethel because there God had revealed himself to him when he was fleeing from his brother."
— Genesis 35:7, NET Bible
“And he built there an altar, and called the place El–beth–el: because there God appeared unto him, when he fled from the face of his brother.”
“And he built there an altar, and called the place El-beth-el; because there God was revealed unto him, when he fled from the face of his brother. ”
“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.”
“And he built there an altar, and called the name of that place, The house of God: for there God appeared to him when he fled from his brother.”
“And there he made an altar, naming the place El-beth-el: because it was there he had the vision of God when he was in flight from his brother.”
“And he built there an altar, and called the place El–beth–el: because there God appeared unto him, when he fled from the face of his brother.”
So they gave Jacob all the foreign gods that were in their possession and the rings that were in their ears. Jacob buried them under the oak near Shechem
and they started on their journey. The surrounding cities were afraid of God, and they did not pursue the sons of Jacob.
Jacob and all those who were with him arrived at Luz(that is, Bethel) in the land of Canaan.
He built an altar there and named the place El Bethel because there God had revealed himself to him when he was fleeing from his brother.
(Deborah, Rebekah’s nurse, died and was buried under the oak below Bethel; thus it was named Oak of Weeping.)
God appeared to Jacob again after he returned from Paddan Aram and blessed him.
God said to him,“Your name is Jacob, but your name will no longer be called Jacob; Israel will be your name.” So God named him Israel.