Genesis 35:15

15 Jacob named the place Bethel where God spoke to him.

Genesis 35:15 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 35:15

And Jacob called the name of the place where God spake with
him, Bethel.
] He confirmed the name he had before given it, when he went to Mesopotamia, and now upon his return renews and establishes it; or he gave this name more especially to that particular spot where God conversed with him, and on which he erected a pillar, and consecrated it to religious worship, and so made it God's house, as he promised he would, ( Genesis 28:22 ) , both building an altar for sacrifice, and setting up a pillar, which was beginning an house for God.

Genesis 35:15 In-Context

13 Then God ascended, leaving him alone in the place where he spoke to him.

14 So Jacob set up a sacred pillar, a stone pillar, at the place God spoke to him. He poured an offering of wine on it and then poured oil over it.

15 Jacob named the place Bethel where God spoke to him.

16 They left Bethel, and when they were still some distance from Ephrath, Rachel went into hard labor.

17 During her difficult labor, the midwife said to her, "Don't be afraid. You have another son."