Genesis 33:17 “but Jacob went on to Succoth, where he built a house for himself and s…”

Genesis 33:17

but Jacob went on to Succoth, where he built a house for himself and shelters for his livestock; that is why the place was called Succoth.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And Jacob journeyed to Succoth, and built him an house, and made booths for his cattle: therefore the name of the place is called Succoth.

World English Bible

Jacob traveled to Succoth, built himself a house, and made shelters for his livestock. Therefore the name of the place is called Succoth.

American Standard Version

And Jacob journeyed to Succoth, and built him a house, and made booths for his cattle: therefore the name of the place is called Succoth.

Geneva Bible 1599

And Iaakob went forwarde towarde Succoth, and built him an house, and made boothes for his cattell: therefore he called the name of the place Succoth.

Darby Translation

And Jacob journeyed to Succoth, and built himself a house, and for his cattle he made booths. Therefore the name of the place was called Succoth.

Young's Literal Translation

and Jacob hath journeyed to Succoth, and buildeth to himself a house, and for his cattle hath made booths, therefore hath he called the name of the place Succoth.

Bible in Basic English

And Jacob went on to Succoth, where he made a house for himself and put up tents for his cattle: for this reason the place was named Succoth.

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Cross references

“Succoth”

Joshua 13:27 Judges 8:5 Psalm 60:6 Judges 8:8 Judges 8:16 1 Kings 7:46

Joshua 13:27 · BSB

and in the valley, Beth-haram, Beth-nimrah, Succoth, and Zaphon, with the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon (the territory on the east side of the Jordan up to the edge of the Sea of Chinnereth ).

Judges 8:5 · BSB

So Gideon said to the men of Succoth, “Please give my troops some bread, for they are exhausted, and I am still pursuing Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of Midian.”

Psalm 60:6 · BSB

God has spoken from His sanctuary: “I will triumph! I will parcel out Shechem and apportion the Valley of Succoth.

Judges 8:8 · BSB

From there he went up to Penuel and asked the same from them, but the men of Penuel gave the same response as the men of Succoth.

Judges 8:16 · BSB

Then he took the elders of the city, and using the thorns and briers of the wilderness, he disciplined the men of Succoth.

1 Kings 7:46 · BSB

The king had them cast in clay molds in the plain of the Jordan between Succoth and Zarethan.

“not”

Exodus 12:37 Exodus 13:20

Exodus 12:37 · BSB

The Israelites journeyed from Rameses to Succoth with about 600,000 men on foot, besides women and children.

Exodus 13:20 · BSB

They set out from Succoth and camped at Etham on the edge of the wilderness.

Also

Judges 8:14

Judges 8:14 · BSB

There he captured a young man of Succoth and interrogated him. The young man wrote down for him the names of the seventy-seven leaders and elders of Succoth.

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

In context

16So that day Esau started on his way back to Seir,

18After Jacob had come from Paddan-aram, he arrived safely at the city of Shechem in the land of Canaan, and he camped just outside the city.

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