Holy Scripture
Genesis 28:19
A church father on this verse
“(Chapter 28, verse 19) And he called the name of that place Bethel, but previously its name was Luz. From what he had said above: How awesome is this place, it is nothing but the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven: now he gives the place a name, and he calls it Bethel, which means the house of God. The place…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
19And he called the name of that place, the House of God; and the name of the city before was Ulam-luz.
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17And he was afraid, and said, How fearful is this place! this is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.
18And Jacob rose up in the morning, and took the stone he had laid there by his head, and he set it up as a pillar, and poured oil on the top of it.
— Genesis 28:19 —
20And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If the Lord God will be with me, and guard me throughout on this journey, on which I am going, and give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on,
21and bring me back in safety to the house of my father, then shall the Lord be for a God to me.