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There he built an altar to the LORD and called on the name of the LORD. <a href="/nlt/genesis/12.htm">New Living Translation</a> After that, Abram traveled south and set up camp in the hill country, with Bethel to the west and Ai to the east. There he built another altar and dedicated it to the LORD, and he worshiped the LORD. <a href="/esv/genesis/12.htm">English Standard Version</a> From there he moved to the hill country on the east of Bethel and pitched his tent, with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east. And there he built an altar to the LORD and called upon the name of the LORD. <a href="/bsb/genesis/12.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> From there Abram moved on to the hill country east of Bethel and pitched his tent, with Bethel to the west and Ai to the east. There he built an altar to the LORD, and he called on the name of the LORD. <a href="/kjv/genesis/12.htm">King James Bible</a> And he removed from thence unto a mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, having Bethel on the west, and Hai on the east: and there he builded an altar unto the LORD, and called upon the name of the LORD. <a href="/nkjv/genesis/12.htm">New King James Version</a> And he moved from there to the mountain east of Bethel, and he pitched his tent with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east; there he built an altar to the LORD and called on the name of the LORD. <a href="/nasb_/genesis/12.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Then he proceeded from there to the mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east; and there he built an altar to the LORD and called upon the name of the LORD. <a href="/nasb/genesis/12.htm">NASB 1995</a> Then he proceeded from there to the mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east; and there he built an altar to the LORD and called upon the name of the LORD. <a href="/nasb77/genesis/12.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Then he proceeded from there to the mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east; and there he built an altar to the LORD and called upon the name of the LORD. <a href="/lsb/genesis/12.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Then he proceeded from there to the mountain on the east of Bethel, and he pitched his tent with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east; and there he built an altar to Yahweh and called upon the name of Yahweh. <a href="/amp/genesis/12.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Then he moved on from there to the mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east; and there he built an altar to the LORD and called on the name of the LORD [in worship through prayer, praise, and thanksgiving]. <a href="/csb/genesis/12.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> From there he moved on to the hill country east of Bethel and pitched his tent, with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east. He built an altar to the LORD there, and he called on the name of the LORD. <a href="/hcsb/genesis/12.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> From there he moved on to the hill country east of Bethel and pitched his tent, with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east. He built an altar to Yahweh there, and he called on the name of Yahweh. <a href="/asv/genesis/12.htm">American Standard Version</a> And he removed from thence unto the mountain on the east of Beth-el, and pitched his tent, having Beth-el on the west, and Ai on the east: and there he builded an altar unto Jehovah, and called upon the name of Jehovah. <a href="/cev/genesis/12.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Abram traveled to the hill country east of Bethel and camped between Bethel and Ai, where he built another altar and worshiped the LORD. <a href="/erv/genesis/12.htm">English Revised Version</a> And he removed from thence unto the mountain on the east of Beth-el, and pitched his tent, having Beth-el on the west, and Ai on the east: and there he builded an altar unto the LORD, and called upon the name of the LORD. <a href="/gwt/genesis/12.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> He moved on to the hills east of Bethel, and he put up his tent-with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east. He also built an altar to the LORD there and worshiped the LORD. <a href="/gnt/genesis/12.htm">Good News Translation</a> After that, he moved on south to the hill country east of the city of Bethel and set up his camp between Bethel on the west and Ai on the east. There also he built an altar and worshiped the LORD. <a href="/isv/genesis/12.htm">International Standard Version</a> From there Abram traveled on to the hill country east of Bethel and set up his tent, with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east. There he built an altar to the LORD and called on the name of the LORD. <a href="/msb/genesis/12.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> From there Abram moved on to the hill country east of Bethel and pitched his tent, with Bethel to the west and Ai to the east. There he built an altar to the LORD, and he called on the name of the LORD. <a href="/net/genesis/12.htm">NET Bible</a> Then he moved from there to the hill country east of Bethel and pitched his tent, with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east. There he built an altar to the LORD and worshiped the LORD. <a href="/nheb/genesis/12.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> He left from there to the mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, having Bethel on the west, and Ai on the east. There he built an altar and called on the name of God. <a href="/wbt/genesis/12.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And he removed from thence to a mountain on the east of Beth-el, and pitched his tent, having Beth-el on the west, and Hai on the east: and there he erected an altar to the LORD, and called upon the name of the LORD. <a href="/web/genesis/12.htm">World English Bible</a> He left from there to go to the mountain on the east of Bethel and pitched his tent, having Bethel on the west, and Ai on the east. There he built an altar to Yahweh and called on Yahweh’s name. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/genesis/12.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And he removes from there toward a mountain at the east of Beth-El, and stretches out the tent (Beth-El at the west, and Hai at the east), and he builds an altar to YHWH there, and preaches in the Name of YHWH. <a href="/ylt/genesis/12.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And he removeth from thence towards a mountain at the east of Beth-El, and stretcheth out the tent (Beth-El at the west, and Hai at the east), and he buildeth there an altar to Jehovah, and preacheth in the name of Jehovah. <a href="/slt/genesis/12.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And he will remove from thence to the mountain from the cast of the house of God, and shall stretch forth his tent; Bethel from the sea, and Hai from the east, and he shall build there an altar to Jehovah, and will call upon the name of Jehovah.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/genesis/12.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And passing on from thence to a mountain, that was on the east side of Bethel, he there pitched his tent, having Bethel on the west, and Hai on the east; he built there also an altar to the Lord, and called upon his name. <a href="/cpdv/genesis/12.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And passing on from there to a mountain, which was opposite the east of Bethel, he pitched his tent there, having Bethel to the west, and Hai on the east. He also built an altar there to the Lord, and he called upon his name. <a href="/nabre/genesis/12.htm">New American Bible</a> From there he moved on to the hill country east of Bethel, pitching his tent with Bethel to the west and Ai to the east. He built an altar there to the LORD and invoked the LORD by name. <a href="/nrsvce/genesis/12.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> From there he moved on to the hill country on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east; and there he built an altar to the LORD and invoked the name of the LORD.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/genesis/12.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And from thence he removed to a mountain on the east of Beth-el, and pitched his tent, having Beth-el on the west, and Ai on the east; and there he built an altar to the LORD and called upon the name of the LORD, <a href="/hpbt/genesis/12.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And he departed from there to a mountain from the East to BaythEil and he pitched a tabernacle, BaythEil from the West and Ai from the East, and he built there an altar to LORD JEHOVAH and he called on the Name of LORD JEHOVAH.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/genesis/12.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And he removed from thence unto the mountain on the east of Beth-el, and pitched his tent, having Beth-el on the west, and Ai on the east; and he builded there an altar unto the LORD, and called upon the name of the LORD. <a href="/sep/genesis/12.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And he departed thence to the mountain eastward of Baethel, and there he pitched his tent in Baethel near the sea, and Aggai toward the east, and there he built an altar to the Lord, and called on the name of the Lord. <a href="/parallel/genesis/12-8.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=2626" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/genesis/12.htm">The Calling of Abram</a> …7Then the LORD appeared to Abram and said, “I will give this land to your offspring.” So Abram built an altar there to the LORD, who had appeared to him. 8<a href="/hebrew/8033.htm" title="8033: miš·šām (Prep-m:: Adv) -- There, thither. A primitive particle; there then; often thither, or thence.">From there</a> <a href="/hebrew/6275.htm" title="6275: way·ya‘·têq (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To move, proceed, advance. A primitive root; to remove figuratively, to grow old; specifically, to transcribe.">Abram moved on</a> <a href="/hebrew/2022.htm" title="2022: hā·hā·rāh (Art:: N-ms:: 3fs) -- Mountain, hill, hill country. A shortened form of harar; a mountain or range of hills.">to the hill country</a> <a href="/hebrew/6924.htm" title="6924: miq·qe·ḏem (Prep-m:: N-ms) -- The front, of place, time. Or qedmah; from qadam; the front, of place or time; often used adverbially.">east</a> <a href="/hebrew/1008.htm" title="1008: lə·ḇêṯ- (Prep) -- From bayith and 'el; house of God; Beth-El, a place in Palestine.">of</a> <a href="/hebrew/1008.htm" title="1008: ’êl (Prep:: N-proper-fs) -- From bayith and 'el; house of God; Beth-El, a place in Palestine.">Bethel</a> <a href="/hebrew/5186.htm" title="5186: way·yêṭ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away; used in a great variety of application.">and pitched</a> <a href="/hebrew/168.htm" title="168: ʾå̄·ho·lōh (N-msc:: 3ms) -- A tent. From 'ahal; a tent.">his tent,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1008.htm" title="1008: bêṯ- (Prep) -- From bayith and 'el; house of God; Beth-El, a place in Palestine.">with Bethel</a> <a href="/hebrew/1008.htm" title="1008: ’êl (N-proper-fs) -- From bayith and 'el; house of God; Beth-El, a place in Palestine."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3220.htm" title="3220: mî·yām (Prep-m:: N-ms) -- A sea or large body of water; specifically, the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river.">to the west</a> <a href="/hebrew/5857.htm" title="5857: wə·hā·‘ay (Conj-w, Art:: N-proper-fs) -- A Canaanite city. Or uaya((Neh. 11:31); or eayath (Isaiah 10:28); for iy; Ai, Aja or Ajath, a place in Palestine.">and Ai</a> <a href="/hebrew/6924.htm" title="6924: miq·qe·ḏem (Prep-m:: N-ms) -- The front, of place, time. Or qedmah; from qadam; the front, of place or time; often used adverbially.">to the east.</a> <a href="/hebrew/8033.htm" title="8033: šām (Adv) -- There, thither. A primitive particle; there then; often thither, or thence.">There</a> <a href="/hebrew/1129.htm" title="1129: way·yi·ḇen- (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To build. A primitive root; to build.">he built</a> <a href="/hebrew/4196.htm" title="4196: miz·bê·aḥ (N-ms) -- An altar. From zabach; an altar.">an altar</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">to the LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7121.htm" title="7121: way·yiq·rā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To call, proclaim, read. A primitive root; to call out to.">and he called</a> <a href="/hebrew/8034.htm" title="8034: bə·šêm (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- A primitive word; an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character.">on the name</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD.</a> 9And Abram journeyed on toward the Negev.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/genesis/13-3.htm">Genesis 13:3-4</a> From the Negev he journeyed from place to place toward Bethel, until he came to the place between Bethel and Ai where his tent had formerly been pitched, / to the site where he had built the altar. And there Abram called on the name of the LORD. <a href="/genesis/22-9.htm">Genesis 22:9</a> When they arrived at the place God had designated, Abraham built the altar there and arranged the wood. He bound his son Isaac and placed him on the altar, atop the wood. <a href="/genesis/28-18.htm">Genesis 28:18-19</a> Early the next morning, Jacob took the stone that he had placed under his head, and he set it up as a pillar. He poured oil on top of it, / and he called that place Bethel, though previously the city had been named Luz. <a href="/genesis/35-1.htm">Genesis 35:1-3</a> Then God said to Jacob, “Arise, go up to Bethel, and settle there. Build an altar there to the God who appeared to you when you fled from your brother Esau.” / So Jacob told his household and all who were with him, “Get rid of the foreign gods that are among you. Purify yourselves and change your garments. / Then let us arise and go to Bethel. I will build an altar there to God, who answered me in my day of distress. He has been with me wherever I have gone.” <a href="/genesis/35-7.htm">Genesis 35:7</a> There Jacob built an altar, and he called that place El-bethel, because it was there that God had revealed Himself to Jacob as he fled from his brother. <a href="/exodus/17-15.htm">Exodus 17:15</a> And Moses built an altar and named it The LORD Is My Banner. <a href="/1_kings/18-30.htm">1 Kings 18:30-32</a> Then Elijah said to all the people, “Come near to me.” So all the people approached him, and he repaired the altar of the LORD that had been torn down. / And Elijah took twelve stones, one for each tribe of the sons of Jacob, to whom the word of the LORD had come and said, “Israel shall be your name.” / And with the stones, Elijah built an altar in the name of the LORD. Then he dug a trench around the altar large enough to hold two seahs of seed. <a href="/2_chronicles/33-16.htm">2 Chronicles 33:16</a> Then he restored the altar of the LORD and sacrificed peace offerings and thank offerings on it, and he told Judah to serve the LORD, the God of Israel. <a href="/psalms/116-17.htm">Psalm 116:17</a> I will offer to You a sacrifice of thanksgiving and call on the name of the LORD. <a href="/isaiah/19-19.htm">Isaiah 19:19</a> In that day there will be an altar to the LORD in the center of the land of Egypt, and a pillar to the LORD near her border. <a href="/hosea/12-4.htm">Hosea 12:4-5</a> Yes, he struggled with the angel and prevailed; he wept and sought His favor; he found Him at Bethel and spoke with Him there— / the LORD God of Hosts, the LORD is His name of renown. <a href="/john/4-20.htm">John 4:20-24</a> Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, but you Jews say that the place where one must worship is in Jerusalem.” / “Believe Me, woman,” Jesus replied, “a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem. / You worship what you do not know; we worship what we do know, for salvation is from the Jews. ... <a href="/acts/7-2.htm">Acts 7:2-5</a> And Stephen declared: “Brothers and fathers, listen to me! The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham while he was still in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran, / and told him, ‘Leave your country and your kindred and go to the land I will show you.’ / So Abraham left the land of the Chaldeans and settled in Haran. After his father died, God brought him out of that place and into this land where you are now living. ... <a href="/romans/4-1.htm">Romans 4:1-3</a> What then shall we say that Abraham, our forefather according to the flesh, has discovered? / If Abraham was indeed justified by works, he had something to boast about, but not before God. / For what does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.” <a href="/romans/4-16.htm">Romans 4:16-22</a> Therefore, the promise comes by faith, so that it may rest on grace and may be guaranteed to all Abraham’s offspring—not only to those who are of the law, but also to those who are of the faith of Abraham. He is the father of us all. / As it is written: “I have made you a father of many nations.” He is our father in the presence of God, in whom he believed, the God who gives life to the dead and calls into being what does not yet exist. / Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations, just as he had been told, “So shall your offspring be.” ...</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And he removed from there to a mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, having Bethel on the west, and Hai on the east: and there he built an altar to the LORD, and called on the name of the LORD.of Beth-el.<a href="/genesis/28-19.htm">Genesis 28:19</a> And he called the name of that place Bethel: but the name of that city was called Luz at the first.<a href="/genesis/35-3.htm">Genesis 35:3,15,16</a> And let us arise, and go up to Bethel; and I will make there an altar unto God, who answered me in the day of my distress, and was with me in the way which I went… <a href="/joshua/8-17.htm">Joshua 8:17</a> And there was not a man left in Ai or Bethel, that went not out after Israel: and they left the city open, and pursued after Israel.Hai.<a href="/joshua/7-2.htm">Joshua 7:2</a> And Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is beside Bethaven, on the east side of Bethel, and spake unto them, saying, Go up and view the country. And the men went up and viewed Ai.<a href="/joshua/8-3.htm">Joshua 8:3</a> So Joshua arose, and all the people of war, to go up against Ai: and Joshua chose out thirty thousand mighty men of valour, and sent them away by night.Ai.<a href="/nehemiah/11-31.htm">Nehemiah 11:31</a> The children also of Benjamin from Geba dwelt at Michmash, and Aija, and Bethel, and in their villages,Aija.<a href="/isaiah/10-28.htm">Isaiah 10:28</a> He is come to Aiath, he is passed to Migron; at Michmash he hath laid up his carriages:Aiath.<a href="/genesis/4-26.htm">Genesis 4:26</a> And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his name Enos: then began men to call upon the name of the LORD.<a href="/genesis/13-4.htm">Genesis 13:4</a> Unto the place of the altar, which he had made there at the first: and there Abram called on the name of the LORD.<a href="/genesis/21-33.htm">Genesis 21:33</a> And Abraham planted a grove in Beersheba, and called there on the name of the LORD, the everlasting God.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/49-3.htm">Ai</a> <a href="/genesis/12-7.htm">Altar</a> <a href="/zechariah/7-2.htm">Bethel</a> <a href="/zechariah/7-2.htm">Beth-El</a> <a href="/genesis/12-7.htm">Builded</a> <a href="/genesis/12-7.htm">Built</a> <a href="/genesis/11-2.htm">East</a> <a href="/genesis/12-7.htm">Erected</a> <a href="/genesis/13-3.htm">Hai</a> <a href="/genesis/7-19.htm">Hills</a> <a href="/genesis/10-30.htm">Mountain</a> <a href="/genesis/9-3.htm">Moving</a> <a href="/hebrews/8-2.htm">Pitched</a> <a href="/genesis/9-20.htm">Proceeded</a> <a href="/genesis/8-13.htm">Removed</a> <a href="/genesis/9-21.htm">Tent</a> <a href="/genesis/11-9.htm">Thence</a> <a href="/revelation/21-13.htm">West</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/13-3.htm">Ai</a> <a href="/genesis/13-4.htm">Altar</a> <a href="/genesis/13-3.htm">Bethel</a> <a href="/genesis/13-3.htm">Beth-El</a> <a href="/genesis/16-2.htm">Builded</a> <a href="/genesis/13-4.htm">Built</a> <a href="/genesis/13-11.htm">East</a> <a href="/genesis/33-20.htm">Erected</a> <a href="/genesis/13-3.htm">Hai</a> <a href="/genesis/14-10.htm">Hills</a> <a href="/genesis/14-6.htm">Mountain</a> <a href="/genesis/13-5.htm">Moving</a> <a href="/genesis/13-12.htm">Pitched</a> <a href="/genesis/42-20.htm">Proceeded</a> <a href="/genesis/13-18.htm">Removed</a> <a href="/genesis/13-3.htm">Tent</a> <a href="/genesis/18-16.htm">Thence</a> <a href="/genesis/13-14.htm">West</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 12</div>1. <a href="/genesis/12-1.htm">God calls Abram, and blesses him with a promise of Christ.</a> 4. <a href="/genesis/12-4.htm">He departs with Lot from Haran, and comes to Canaan.</a> 6. <a href="/genesis/12-6.htm">He journeys through Canaan,</a> 7. <a href="/genesis/12-7.htm">which is promised to him in a vision.</a> 10. <a href="/genesis/12-10.htm">He is driven by famine into Egypt.</a> 11. <a href="/genesis/12-11.htm">Fear makes him feign his wife to be his sister.</a> 14. <a href="/genesis/12-14.htm">Pharaoh, having taken her from him, is compelled to restore her.</a> 18. <a href="/genesis/12-18.htm">Pharaoh reproves Abram, whom he dismisses.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/12.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/genesis/12.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>From there Abram moved on to the hill country east of Bethel Abram's journey reflects his obedience to God's call, moving from Haran to Canaan. The hill country east of Bethel is significant as Bethel later becomes a central location in Israel's history. The name "Bethel" means "House of God," indicating its spiritual importance. This movement signifies a transition from a settled life to a nomadic one, trusting in God's promises.and pitched his tent, with Bethel to the west and Ai to the east. The act of pitching a tent symbolizes Abram's temporary dwelling and his status as a sojourner in the land. Bethel and Ai are significant locations; Bethel becomes a place of worship and Ai is later conquered by Joshua. This geographical positioning highlights the strategic and spiritual significance of the area, foreshadowing future events in Israel's history.There he built an altar to the LORD, Building an altar signifies worship and dedication to God. It is an act of faith and acknowledgment of God's presence and promises. Altars in the Old Testament are places of sacrifice and communion with God, prefiguring the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ. Abram's altar marks the land as belonging to God and sets a precedent for future worship practices.and he called on the name of the LORD. Calling on the name of the LORD indicates a personal relationship and communication with God. It reflects a deep trust and reliance on God's character and promises. This phrase connects to the broader biblical theme of invoking God's name in prayer and worship, seen throughout Scripture. It underscores the importance of faith and dependence on God, a theme central to the life of Abram and the narrative of the Bible.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/a/abram.htm">Abram</a> Later known as Abraham, he is a central figure in the Bible, called by God to leave his homeland and journey to a land that God would show him. His faith and obedience are foundational to the account of God's covenant with His people. 2. <a href="/topical/b/bethel.htm">Bethel</a> A significant location in the Bible, Bethel means "House of God" in Hebrew. It becomes an important site for worship and encounters with God throughout the Old Testament. 3. <a href="/topical/a/ai.htm">Ai</a> A city located near Bethel, Ai is mentioned several times in the Bible, notably in the conquest accounts of Joshua. 4. <a href="/topical/a/altar.htm">Altar</a> Abram builds an altar to the LORD, signifying worship, sacrifice, and a physical representation of his relationship with God. 5. <a href="/topical/c/calling_on_the_name_of_the_lord.htm">Calling on the Name of the LORD</a> This phrase indicates worship, prayer, and a public declaration of faith in God. It reflects Abram's ongoing relationship and communication with God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_action.htm">Faith in Action</a> Abram's journey and altar-building demonstrate faith in action. Believers are called to trust God and act on His promises, even when the future is uncertain. <a href="/topical/w/worship_as_a_priority.htm">Worship as a Priority</a> Abram's immediate response to God's guidance is worship. This teaches us to prioritize worship and thanksgiving in our lives, acknowledging God's presence and provision. <a href="/topical/s/significance_of_place.htm">Significance of Place</a> Bethel becomes a recurring place of encounter with God. We should recognize and cherish the places and moments where we experience God's presence. <a href="/topical/p/public_declaration_of_faith.htm">Public Declaration of Faith</a> By calling on the name of the LORD, Abram publicly declares his allegiance to God. Believers are encouraged to live out their faith openly and boldly. <a href="/topical/b/building_spiritual_altars.htm">Building Spiritual Altars</a> Just as Abram built physical altars, we are called to establish spiritual altars in our lives—times and places dedicated to meeting with God.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/genesis/12.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(8) He removed.--Broke up his encampment. No special reason for this need be sought; it was the usual condition of the nomad life, and Abram's wealth in cattle would make frequent changes necessary. His first long halt was in the hill country between Beth-el and Hai, or rather Ai, as in <a href="/context/joshua/8-1.htm" title="And the LORD said to Joshua, Fear not, neither be you dismayed: take all the people of war with you, and arise, go up to Ai: see, I have given into your hand the king of Ai, and his people, and his city, and his land:">Joshua 8:1-3</a>. The numerous almond-trees, whence the former town took its early name of Luz, the remains of aqueducts and other works for irrigation, and the strength of the town of Ai in Joshua's days bear witness to the ancient fertility of the district, though said now to be uninviting. Here, too, Abram made open profession of his faith, and worshipped with his household at an altar dedicated to Jehovah.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/12.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 8. - And he removed - literally, caused (i.e. his tent) to be broken up (cf. <a href="/genesis/26-22.htm">Genesis 26:22</a> - from thence - no cause for which being assigned, the hostility of his neighbors (Luther, Calvin) and the commencement of the famine (Alford, Keil) have been conjectured as the probable reasons - unto a (literally, the) mountain east of Bethel. Here proleptically named "house of God," being called in the time of Abram Luz (<a href="/genesis/28-19.htm">Genesis 28:19</a>). Its present name is Beitin. And pitched his tent (cf. <a href="/genesis/9-21.htm">Genesis 9:21</a>), having Bethel on the west - literally, sea-ward, the Mediterranean being the western boundary of Palestine (cf. <a href="/genesis/28-14.htm">Genesis 28:14</a>; <a href="/exodus/10-19.htm">Exodus 10:19</a>; <a href="/exodus/26-22.htm">Exodus 26:22</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/48-1.htm">Ezekiel 48:1, 2</a>) - and Hai - Ai (עַי; עַיָּא, <a href="/nehemiah/11-31.htm">Nehemiah 11:31</a>; עַיָּת, <a href="/isaiah/10-28.htm">Isaiah 10:28</a>); with the article, because signifying "the heap of ruins," near which it was no doubt built; the scene of the first Israelitish defeat under Joshua (<a href="/genesis/7-2.htm">Genesis 7:2</a>): its ruins still exist under the name of Medinet Gai - on the east (about five miles from Bethel): and there he builded an altar unto the Lord (vide supra), and called upon the name of the Lord (vide Genesis 4:26). <a href="/commentaries/genesis/12-8.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>From there מִשָּׁ֜ם (miš·šām) Preposition-m | Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8033.htm">Strong's 8033: </a> There, then, thither [Abram] moved on וַיַּעְתֵּ֨ק (way·ya‘·têq) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6275.htm">Strong's 6275: </a> To remove, to grow old, to transcribe to the hill country הָהָ֗רָה (hā·hā·rāh) Article | Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2022.htm">Strong's 2022: </a> Mountain, hill, hill country east מִקֶּ֛דֶם (miq·qe·ḏem) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6924.htm">Strong's 6924: </a> The front, of place, time of לְבֵֽית־ (lə·ḇêṯ-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> Bethel אֵ֖ל (’êl) Preposition | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1008.htm">Strong's 1008: </a> Bethel -- 'house of God', a city in Ephraim, also a place in southern Judah and pitched וַיֵּ֣ט (way·yêṭ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5186.htm">Strong's 5186: </a> To stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend his tent, אָהֳלֹ֑ה‪‬ (’ā·ho·lōh) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_168.htm">Strong's 168: </a> A tent with Bethel אֵ֤ל (’êl) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1008.htm">Strong's 1008: </a> Bethel -- 'house of God', a city in Ephraim, also a place in southern Judah to the west מִיָּם֙ (mî·yām) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3220.htm">Strong's 3220: </a> A sea, the Mediterranean Sea, large river, an artifical basin and Ai וְהָעַ֣י (wə·hā·‘ay) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5857.htm">Strong's 5857: </a> Ai -- a Canaanite city to the east. מִקֶּ֔דֶם (miq·qe·ḏem) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6924.htm">Strong's 6924: </a> The front, of place, time There שָׁ֤ם (šām) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8033.htm">Strong's 8033: </a> There, then, thither he built וַיִּֽבֶן־ (way·yi·ḇen-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1129.htm">Strong's 1129: </a> To build an altar מִזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ (miz·bê·aḥ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4196.htm">Strong's 4196: </a> An altar to the LORD, לַֽיהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel and he called וַיִּקְרָ֖א (way·yiq·rā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7121.htm">Strong's 7121: </a> To call, proclaim, read on the name בְּשֵׁ֥ם (bə·šêm) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8034.htm">Strong's 8034: </a> A name of the LORD. יְהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/12-8.htm">Genesis 12:8 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/genesis/12-8.htm">Genesis 12:8 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/genesis/12-8.htm">Genesis 12:8 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/genesis/12-8.htm">Genesis 12:8 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/genesis/12-8.htm">Genesis 12:8 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/12-8.htm">Genesis 12:8 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/12-8.htm">Genesis 12:8 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/12-8.htm">Genesis 12:8 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/12-8.htm">Genesis 12:8 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/genesis/12-8.htm">Genesis 12:8 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/genesis/12-8.htm">OT Law: Genesis 12:8 He left from there to the mountain (Gen. 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