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Jacob settles near Shechem and builds an altar

Jacob arrived safely near Shechem, purchased the parcel where he pitched his tent, and built an altar that he named El-Elohe-Israel (Genesis 33:18-20).

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📖 Genesis 33:18–20

18After Jacob had come from Paddan-aram, he arrived safely at the city of Shechem in the land of Canaan, and he camped just outside the city. 19And the plot of ground where he pitched his tent, he purchased from the sons of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for a hundred pieces of silver. 20There he set up an altar and called it El-Elohe-Israel.

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