7. There he built an altar, and he called the place El Bethel, because it was there that God revealed himself to him when he was fleeing from his brother.
8. Now Deborah, Rebekah’s nurse, died and was buried under the oak outside Bethel. So it was named Allon Bakuth.
9. After Jacob returned from Paddan Aram, God appeared to him again and blessed him.
10. God said to him, “Your name is Jacob, but you will no longer be called Jacob; your name will be Israel. ” So he named him Israel.
11. And God said to him, “I am God Almighty ; be fruitful and increase in number. A nation and a community of nations will come from you, and kings will be among your descendants.
12. The land I gave to Abraham and Isaac I also give to you, and I will give this land to your descendants after you.”
13. Then God went up from him at the place where he had talked with him.
14. Jacob set up a stone pillar at the place where God had talked with him, and he poured out a drink offering on it; he also poured oil on it.
15. Jacob called the place where God had talked with him Bethel.
16. Then they moved on from Bethel. While they were still some distance from Ephrath, Rachel began to give birth and had great difficulty.
17. And as she was having great difficulty in childbirth, the midwife said to her, “Don’t despair, for you have another son.”