Genesis 28:19
Genesis · Old Testament · Chapter 28
“And he called the name of that place Bethel: but the name of that city was called Luz at the first.”Genesis 28:19
What Does Genesis 28:19 Mean?
Genesis 28:19 is found in the book of Genesis, chapter 28, verse 19 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Genesis 28:19 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Genesis 22:14“And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovahjireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the LORD it shall be seen.”Genesis 35:1“And God said unto Jacob, Arise, go up to Bethel, and dwell there: and make there an altar unto God, that appeared unto thee when thou fleddest from the face of Esau thy brother.”Genesis 48:3“And Jacob said unto Joseph, God Almighty appeared unto me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me,”Hosea 12:4“Yea, he had power over the angel, and prevailed: he wept, and made supplication unto him: he found him in Bethel, and there he spake with us;”Genesis 12:8“And 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 35:6“So Jacob came to Luz, which is in the land of Canaan, that is, Bethel, he and all the people that were with him.”Genesis 35:15“And Jacob called the name of the place where God spake with him, Bethel.”Judges 1:22“And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Bethel: and the LORD was with them.”Judges 1:23“And the house of Joseph sent to descry Bethel. (Now the name of the city before was Luz.)”1 Kings 12:29“And he set the one in Bethel, and the other put he in Dan.”Hosea 4:15“Though thou, Israel, play the harlot, yet let not Judah offend; and come not ye unto Gilgal, neither go ye up to Bethaven, nor swear, The LORD liveth.”Joshua 16:2“And goeth out from Bethel to Luz, and passeth along unto the borders of Archi to Ataroth,”Joshua 18:13“And the border went over from thence toward Luz, to the side of Luz, which is Bethel, southward; and the border descended to Atarothadar, near the hill that lieth on the south side of the nether Bethhoron.”1 Samuel 10:3“Then shalt thou go on forward from thence, and thou shalt come to the plain of Tabor, and there shall meet thee three men going up to God to Bethel, one carrying three kids, and another carrying three loaves of bread, and another carrying a bottle of wine:”1 Samuel 30:27“To them which were in Bethel, and to them which were in south Ramoth, and to them which were in Jattir,”1 Chronicles 7:28“And their possessions and habitations were, Bethel and the towns thereof, and eastward Naaran, and westward Gezer, with the towns thereof; Shechem also and the towns thereof, unto Gaza and the towns thereof:”Genesis 32:30“And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.”Genesis 35:7“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.”Joshua 7:2“And Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is beside Bethaven, on the east side of Bethel, and spake unto them, saying, Go up and view the country. And the men went up and viewed Ai.”Joshua 12:16“The king of Makkedah, one; the king of Bethel, one;”
People & Places
Bethel (of Palestine)Luz
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