El-Elohe-Israel] That is, God, the God of Israel: he gives the Altar the Name of God, not Idolatrously, putting it in the place of God, but figuratively, as the signe for the thing signified; as our Saviour calleth bread, his body, and the wine, his blood: or repeating the word Mizbeah, that is, Altar, againe, which may well be understood, the words may be read thus, he called the Altar the Altar of God the God of Israel. Howsoever, this Altar was set up as a pious, and gratefull memoriall of Gods favour in giving him (according to his new name) power, not onely to prevaile with himselfe for a blessing, but with his brother Esau to divert destruction; and by putting Gods Name and his owne so together, he more confirmeth his confidence in him, and ingageth his owne fidelity and obedience unto him: or, (as some conceive) the Altar had an inscription upon it, which was the Altar of the mightie God of Israel.