Genesis 35:6

6 Jacob and all the people with him came to Luz (that is, Bethel) in the land of Canaan.

Genesis 35:6 in Other Translations

6 So Jacob came to Luz, which is in the land of Canaan, that is, Bethel, he and all the people that were with him.

6 And Jacob came to Luz (that is, Bethel), which is in the land of Canaan, he and all the people who were with him,

6 Eventually, Jacob and his household arrived at Luz (also called Bethel) in Canaan.

6 Jacob and his company arrived at Luz, that is, Bethel, in the land of Canaan.

6 So Jacob came to Luz, which is in the land of Canaan (the same is Beth-el), he and all the people that were with him.

6 Jacob and all the people who were with him came to Luz (that is, Bethel) in the land of Canaan.

6 So Jacob and all who were with him came to Luz (that is, Bethel) in the land of Canaan.

6 Jacob and all of the people who were with him came to Luz. Luz is also called Bethel. It's in the land of Canaan.

Genesis 35:6 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 35:6

So Jacob came to Luz, which [is] in the land of Canaan, that
[is] Bethel
The place Jacob had called Bethel, when he was there before, was formerly called Luz, ( Genesis 28:19 ) ; and is here said to be in the land of Canaan, that is, in that part of the land which was inhabited by those who were properly called Canaanites, to distinguish it from another Luz, which was in the land of the Hittites; ( Judges 1:26 ) ;

he and all the people that [were] with him;
wives, children, servants, or whoever else came from Shechem, these all came safe to Luz without any molestation or loss.

Genesis 35:6 In-Context

4 So they gave Jacob all the foreign gods they had and the rings in their ears, and Jacob buried them under the oak at Shechem.

5 Then they set out, and the terror of God fell on the towns all around them so that no one pursued them.

6 Jacob and all the people with him came to Luz (that is, Bethel) in the land of Canaan.

7 There he built an altar, and he called the place El Bethel, because it was there that God revealed himself to him when he was fleeing from his brother.

8 Now Deborah, Rebekah’s nurse, died and was buried under the oak outside Bethel. So it was named Allon Bakuth.

Cross References

• 1. S Genesis 28:19; Genesis 48:3
• 2. S Genesis 10:19