Genesis 35:15

And Jacob called the name of the place where God spake with him, Bethel.

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Interpretation

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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This thought runs through Genesis 35:14-15.

Genesis 35:14 Genesis 35:15

Glossary

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.