What does Genesis 35:7 mean?

Genesis 35:7 highlights themes such as worship, divine-encounter, covenant when read in context.

How should I apply Genesis 35:7 today?

Read the surrounding passage, compare related cross references, and turn the verse into a short prayer and concrete action.

And he built there an altar, and called the place El-beth-el: because there God appeared unto him, when he fled from the face of his brother.

5And they journeyed: and the terror of God was upon the cities that were round about them, and they did not pursue after the sons of Jacob.

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

7And he built there an altar, and called the place El-beth-el: because there God appeared unto him, when he fled from the face of his brother.

8But Deborah Rebekah's nurse died, and she was buried beneath Beth-el under an oak: and the name of it was called Allon-bachuth.

9And God appeared unto Jacob again, when he came out of Padan-aram, and blessed him.

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Genesis 28:19
Both verses refer to significant places where God revealed Himself, emphasizing the importance of worship.