Genesis 28:19 (WEB)
He called the name of that place Bethel, but the name of the city was Luz at the first.
Catechism · 1
“God renews his promise to Jacob, the ancestor of the twelve tribes of Israel.” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Gen 28:10-22.
Fathers and councils · 2
Justin Martyr
“And Jacob rose up in the morning, and took the stone which he had placed under his head, and he set it up for a pillar, and poured oil upon the top of it; and Jacob called the name of the place The House of God, and the name of the city formerly was Ulammaus.’ ”” — editor's note: Gen. xxviii. 10–19. [Οὐλαμλοὺζ. Sept. Luz Eng.]
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Augustine of Hippo
“And Jacob called the name of that place the house of God.”” — editor's note: Gen. xxviii. 10–19.
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Cross-references · 1
Genesis 28:19 and Judges 18:29 share the same wording (10 words).
