Genesis 12:8 “From there Abram moved on to the hill country east of Bethel and pitch…”

Genesis 12:8

From there Abram moved on to the hill country east of Bethel and pitched his tent, with Bethel to the west and Ai to the east. There he built an altar to the LORD, and he called on the name of the LORD.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And he removed from thence unto a mountain on the east of Beth-el, and pitched his tent, having Beth-el 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.

World English Bible

He left from there to go to the mountain on the east of Bethel and pitched his tent, having Bethel on the west, and Ai on the east. There he built an altar to the LORD and called on the LORD’s name.

American Standard Version

And he removed from thence unto the mountain on the east of Beth-el, and pitched his tent, having Beth-el on the west, and Ai on the east: and there he builded an altar unto Jehovah, and called upon the name of Jehovah.

Geneva Bible 1599

Afterward remouing thence vnto a moutaine Eastward from Beth-el, he pitched his tent hauing Beth-el on the Westside, and Haai on the East: and there he built an altar vnto the Lord, and called on the Name of the Lord.

Darby Translation

And he removed thence towards the mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, [having] Bethel toward the west, and Ai toward the east; and there he built an altar to Jehovah, and called on the name of Jehovah.

Young's Literal Translation

And he removeth from thence towards a mountain at the east of Beth-El, and stretcheth out the tent (Beth-El at the west, and Hai at the east), and he buildeth there an altar to Jehovah, and preacheth in the name of Jehovah.

Bible in Basic English

And moving on from there to the mountain on the east of Beth-el, he put up his tent, having Beth-el on the west and Ai on the east: and there he made an altar and gave worship to the name of the Lord.

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Cross references

“of Beth-el”

Nehemiah 11:31 Genesis 28:19 Genesis 35:3 Joshua 8:17 Joshua 18:22 Genesis 35:15

Nehemiah 11:31 · BSB

The descendants of Benjamin from Geba lived in Michmash, Aija, and Bethel with its villages;

Genesis 28:19 · BSB

and he called that place Bethel, though previously the city had been named Luz.

Genesis 35:3 · BSB

Then let us arise and go to Bethel. I will build an altar there to God, who answered me in my day of distress. He has been with me wherever I have gone.”

Joshua 8:17 · BSB

Not a man was left in Ai or Bethel who did not go out after Israel, leaving the city wide open while they pursued Israel.

Joshua 18:22 · BSB

Beth-arabah, Zemaraim, Bethel,

Genesis 35:15 · BSB

Jacob called the place where God had spoken with him Bethel.

“Hai”

Joshua 7:2 Joshua 8:3

Joshua 7:2 · BSB

Meanwhile, Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is near Beth-aven to the east of Bethel, and told them, “Go up and spy out the land.” So the men went up and spied out Ai.

Joshua 8:3 · BSB

So Joshua and the whole army set out to attack Ai. Joshua chose 30,000 mighty men of valor and sent them out at night

“Aiath”

Isaiah 10:28

Isaiah 10:28 · BSB

Assyria has entered Aiath and passed through Migron, storing their supplies at Michmash.

“called”

Genesis 4:26 Genesis 21:33 Genesis 13:4 1 Corinthians 1:2 Psalm 116:4 Joel 2:32

Genesis 4:26 · BSB

And to Seth also a son was born, and he called him Enosh. At that time men began to call upon the name of the LORD.

Genesis 21:33 · BSB

And Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beersheba, and there he called upon the name of the LORD, the Eternal God.

Genesis 13:4 · BSB

to the site where he had built the altar. And there Abram called on the name of the LORD.

1 Corinthians 1:2 · BSB

To the church of God in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus and called to be holy, together with all those everywhere who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours:

Psalm 116:4 · BSB

Then I called on the name of the LORD: “O LORD, deliver my soul!”

Joel 2:32 · BSB

And everyone who calls on the name of the LORD will be saved; for on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there will be deliverance, as the LORD has promised, among the remnant called by the LORD.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

7Then the LORD appeared to Abram and said, “I will give this land to your offspring. ” So Abram built an altar there to the LORD, who had appeared to him.

9And Abram journeyed on toward the Negev.

Read Genesis 12