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Tyndale Open Bible Dictionary

EL-ELOHE-ISRAEL

Name of an altar built by Jacob on land he purchased from the sons of Hamor, near Shechem (Gn 33:20 (RV · LV · Read together)). Jacob used the Canaanite deity’s name, El, as a designation for Israel’s God.

GEN 33:20: RV GEN 33:20 · LV GEN 33:20 · Read together GEN 33:20

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OET-RV GEN 33:20

20 He set up an altar there and he named it ‘El Elohe Yisrael’ (Israel) (which means ‘God, the god of Yisrael’).

OET-LV GEN 33:20

20 And_he _set _up there an _altar and_he/it _called to_him/it ʼĒl Elohey _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel).

Some scholars, thinking this a strange name for an altar, have suggested that the combination of names reflects later scribal emendations of the scriptural texts. They argue that the Septuagint corrects the difficulty by saying that Jacob had called “upon” the God of Israel. Others speculate that Jacob built a pillar, not an altar (cf. Gn 35:14, 20 (RV GEN 35:14 · RV GEN 35:20 · LV GEN 35:14 · LV GEN 35:20 · Read together GEN 35:14 · Read together GEN 35:20)).

GEN 35:14; GEN 35:20: RV GEN 35:14 · RV GEN 35:20 · LV GEN 35:14 · LV GEN 35:20 · Read together GEN 35:14 · Read together GEN 35:20

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OET-RV GEN 35:14

14 Then Ya’akov set up a stone pillar at the place where God had spoken with him, and he poured a drink offering over it, followed by oil,

OET-RV GEN 35:20

20 Ya’akov set up a stone pillar over her grave—that’s the pillar of Rahel’s grave to this day.

OET-LV GEN 35:14

14 And_ Yaˊₐqoⱱ _he _set _up a _pillar at_place where he _had _spoken with_him/it a _pillar _of stone and_he _poured _out on/upon_it(f) a _drink _offering and_he _poured on/upon_it(f) oil.

OET-LV GEN 35:20

20 And_ Yaˊₐqoⱱ/(Jacob) _he _set _up a _pillar over grave _of_her it is_the _pillar _of the _grave _of Rāḩēl until the_day.