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.
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Interpretation
Abram found the country peopled by Canaanites, who were bad neighbours. He journeyed, going on still.
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This thought runs through Genesis 12:6-9.
Glossary
- Ai Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Et Tell.
- Bethel Place
- 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.