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Genesis 35:7

And he built there an altar, and called the place Elbethel: because there God appeared unto him, when he fled from the face of his brother.
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English Standard Version

and there he built an altar and called the place El-bethel, because there God had revealed himself to him when he fled from his brother.

New International Version

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.

Catholic Public Domain Version

And he built an altar there, and he called the name of that place, ‘House of God.’ For there God appeared to him when he fled from his brother