Genesis 12:8
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.
Genesis 12:8 in other translations
| BSB | 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. |
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| WEB | 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. |
| ASV | 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. |
| YLT | 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. |
| DARBY | 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. |
| BBE | 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. |
| Webster | And he removed from thence to 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 erected an altar to the LORD, and called upon the name of the LORD. |
What does Genesis 12:8 mean?
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 12:6-9
Abram found the country peopled by Canaanites, who were bad neighbours. He journeyed, going on still. Sometimes it is the lot of good men to be unsettled, and often to remove into various states. Believers must look on themselves as strangers and sojourners in this world, He 11:8, 13, 14. But observe how much comfort Abram had in God. When he could have little satisfaction in converse with the Canaanites whom he…
Genesis 12:8 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Genesis 12:8
- Nehemiah 11:31
The children also of Benjamin from Geba dwelt at Michmash, and Aija, and Beth–el, and in their villages,
- Genesis 4:26
And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his name Enos: then began men to call upon the name of the Lord.
- Genesis 21:33
And Abraham planted a grove in Beer–sheba, and called there on the name of the Lord, the everlasting God.
- Genesis 13:4
Unto the place of the altar, which he had made there at the first: and there Abram called on the name of the Lord.
- 1 Corinthians 1:2
Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours:
- Genesis 28:19
And he called the name of that place Beth–el: but the name of that city was called Luz at the first.
- Joshua 8:17
And there was not a man left in Ai or Beth–el, that went not out after Israel: and they left the city open, and pursued after Israel.
- Genesis 35:15-16
And Jacob called the name of the place where God spake with him, Beth–el. And they journeyed from Beth–el; and there was but a little way to come to Ephrath: and Rachel travailed, and she had hard labour.
- Romans 10:12-14
For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him. For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?
- Acts 2:21
And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.
- Psalms 116:4
Then called I upon the name of the Lord; O Lord, I beseech thee, deliver my soul.
- Joel 2:32
And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be delivered: for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as the Lord hath said, and in the remnant whom the Lord shall call.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Context
- Genesis 12:7
And the Lord appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the Lord, who appeared unto him.
- Genesis 12:8
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.
- Genesis 12:9
And Abram journeyed, going on still toward the south.
Genesis 12:8 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y pasóse de allí á un monte al oriente de Bethel, y tendió su tienda, teniendo á Bethel al occidente y Hai al oriente: y edificó allí altar á Jehová, é invocó el nombre de Jehová. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et il se transporta de là vers la montagne, à l’orient de Béthel, et tendit sa tente, ayant Béthel à l’occident et Aï à l’orient; et il bâtit là un autel à l’ Éternel et invoqua le nom de l’ Éternel. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und er brach auf von dannen nach dem Gebirge ostwärts von Bethel und schlug sein Zelt auf, Bethel gegen Westen und Ai gegen Osten; und er baute daselbst Jehova einen Altar und rief den Namen Jehovas an. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et inde transgrediens ad montem, qui erat contra orientem Bethel, tetendit ibi tabernaculum suum, ab occidente habens Bethel, et ab oriente Hai: ædificavit quoque ibi altare Domino, et invocavit nomen ejus. |