Genesis 35:7-11
Genesis 35:7
Then he built an altar there, and called the place El-bethel, because there God had revealed Himself to him when he fled from his brother.
Genesis 35:8
Now Deborah, Rebekah’s nurse, died, and she was buried below Bethel under the oak; and it was named Allon-bacuth. Jacob Is Named Israel
Genesis 35:9
Then God appeared to Jacob again when he came from Paddan-aram, and He blessed him.
Genesis 35:10
God said to him, “Your name is Jacob; You shall no longer be called Jacob, But Israel shall be your name.” So He called him Israel.
Genesis 35:11
God also said to him, “I am God Almighty; Be fruitful and multiply; A nation and a multitude of nations shall come from you, And kings shall come from you.