# go up to [Bethel](rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/bethel)

The phrase "go up" is used because [Bethel](rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/bethel) is higher in elevation than Shechem.

# Build an altar there to God

God speaks about himself in the third person. AT: "Build an altar there to me, your God" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-123person]])