Genesis 33:16-20
16So Esau returned that day on his way to aSeir. 17But Jacob journeyed to bSuccoth, and built himself a house and made booths for his livestock. Therefore the name of the place is called Succoth. ▼▼ Succoth means booths
18And Jacob came safely ▼
▼Or peacefully
to the city of eShechem, which is in the land of Canaan, on his way from Paddan-aram, and he camped before the city. 19And from the sons of fHamor, Shechem’s father, ghe bought for a hundred pieces of money ▼▼Hebrew a hundred qesitah; a unit of money of unknown value
the piece of land on which he had pitched his tent. 20There he erected an altar and called it El-Elohe-Israel. ▼▼ El-Elohe-Israel means God, the God of Israel
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