Gen 35:7 | NET2full | STEP | He built an altar there and named the place El Bethel because there God had revealed himself to him when he was fleeing from his brother .

‏ Genesis 35:7

7 He built an altar there and named the place El Bethel ^{▼▼sn The name El Bethel means “God of Bethel.”} because there God had revealed himself ^{▼▼tn Heb “revealed themselves.” The verb נִגְלוּ (niglu), translated “revealed himself,” is plural, even though one expects the singular form with the plural of majesty. Perhaps אֱלֹהִים (ʾelohim) is here a numerical plural, referring both to God and the angelic beings that appeared to Jacob. See the note on the word “know” in Gen 3:5.} to him when he was fleeing from his brother.