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There Jacob built an altar. He named the place Bethel, after God, because God had appeared to him there. That was when he was running from his brother.

Deborah, Rebekah’s nurse, died and was buried under the oak tree at Bethel. They named that place Oak of Crying.

Jacob’s New Name

When Jacob came back from Northwest Mesopotamia, God appeared to him again. And God blessed him.

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