3 Come, let's go up to Bethel. There I'll build an altar to honor God. He answered me when I was in trouble. He's been with me everywhere I've gone."
4 So they gave Jacob all of the strange gods they had. They also gave him their earrings. Jacob buried them under the oak tree at Shechem.
5 Then Jacob and everyone who was with him started out. The terror of God fell on the towns all around them. So no one chased them.
6 Jacob and all of the people who were with him came to Luz. Luz is also called Bethel. It's in the land of Canaan.
7 Jacob built an altar at Luz. He named the place El Bethel. There God made himself known to Jacob when he was running away from his brother.
8 Rebekah's attendant Deborah died. They buried her body under the oak tree below Bethel. So it was called Allon Bacuth.
9 After Jacob returned from Paddan Aram, God appeared to him again. And God blessed him.