Genesis 33:17 (KJV)

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And Jacob journeyed to Succoth and built him an house and made booths for his cattle therefore the name of the place is called Succoth

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Succoth. Jos 13:27 Re 7:5 Re 7:8 Re 7:16 1Ki 7:46 Ps 60:6

not. Ex 12:37 Ex 13:20

Succoth. i.e., Booths.Succoth was on the east of Jordan, between the brook Jabbok and that river, about 40 miles from Jerusalem, and consequently near Penuel; where a city was afterwards built, which Joshua assigned to the tribe of Gad. Jerome says, that Succoth was in the district of Scythopolis; and the Jews inform us, that the name of Darala was sometime after applied to it.

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