God went up from him in the place where he spoke with him.
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God went up from him in the place where he spoke with him.
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Questions where the Bible appears to say two different things, with the passages on each side set together.
Genesis 28 has Jacob naming Luz "Bethel" on his way out of Canaan, before he ever meets Rachel. Genesis 35 has God telling him to rename the same place Bethel after he's come back from Paddan-Aram with a full household — "And Jacob called the name of the place where God spake with him, Bethel."
Critical scholarship: Leans toward a genuine contradiction.
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"Genesis 35:13 — Scripture Analysis" GEBible, https://gebible.app/analysis/verse/genesis/35/13?version=WEB (retrieved 27 August 2026).