Verse Lens · Context pointer
Genesis 35:6 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 6. 6So Jacob came to Luz, which is in the land of Canaan, that is, Beth-el, he and all the people that were with him.
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Role in This Section
Jacob and everyone with him arrive at Luz in Canaan, identified as Bethel. The verse completes the protected journey before the altar is built.
Read It With
- Genesis 35:1–15
Read verses 5–7 together. Verse 5 explains why the household can travel without pursuit, verse 6 records their arrival, and verse 7 gives the journey's worship purpose. Verse 6 alone does not explain why Bethel matters.
Why It Needs Context
This arrival is meaningful only in relation to God's command in verse 1, the protection in verse 5, the altar in verse 7, and Jacob's earlier encounter in Genesis 28.
Read Genesis 35:5–7 together
Why these verses belong together: Divine protection allows the household to reach Bethel, where Jacob builds and names the altar.
Verse 5. 5 And they journeyed: and the terror of God was upon the cities that were round about them, and they did not pursue after the sons of Jacob.
Verse 6. 6 So Jacob came to Luz, which is in the land of Canaan, that is, Beth-el, he and all the people that were with him.
Verse 7. 7 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.
Continue in Context
The full thought-unit study remains the final contextual authority for this Verse Lens.
Read Genesis 35:1–15 — Jacob Returns to Bethel and God Renews the PromiseSources used for this context pointer
How certain is this explanation? strong
These are the sources used directly for this lens. Language, grammar, disagreements, and the complete source shelf remain attached to the full thought-unit research record.
Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Displayed wording, unit boundary, Bethel return, purification, protection, Deborah, name confirmation, promises, worship, and intratextual movement.
Exact location: Genesis 35:1–15 in the pinned eng-kjv2006 source; compared with Genesis 28:10–22; 32:24–32; 34:25–31; 35:16–29; and 49:1–28
Open source ↗hebrew text morphology and lemma data
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible — Genesis
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project
Open Scriptures, Version 2.2 released 2021; repository inspected 2026
Supports: Hebrew action sequence, ritual language, divine titles, promise wording, place-names, and lexical uncertainty.
Exact location: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, wlc/Gen.xml, Genesis 35:1–15; forms and syntax for arise, dwell, put away, purify, terror, appeared, Israel, El Shaddai, assembly, kings, pillar, drink offering, oil, and Bethel
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