Strong's Hebrew · H1008
בֵּית־אֵל
Bêyth-ʼÊl · bayth-ale'
DefinitionBeth-El, a place in Palestine
Derivationfrom H1004 (בַּיִת) and H410 (אֵל); house of God;
KJV usageBeth-el.
Occurrences71 in the KJV · 64 verses
בֵּית־אֵל in Scripture
Genesis 12:8
And he removed from thence unto 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 builded an altar unto the LORD, and called upon the name of the LORD.
Genesis 13:3
And he went on his journeys from the south even to Beth-el, unto the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Beth-el and Hai;
Genesis 28:19
And he called the name of that place Beth-el: but the name of that city was called Luz at the first.
Genesis 31:13
I am the God of Beth-el, where thou anointedst the pillar, and where thou vowedst a vow unto me: now arise, get thee out from this land, and return unto the land of thy kindred.
Genesis 35:1
And God said unto Jacob, Arise, go up to Beth-el, and dwell there: and make there an altar unto God, that appeared unto thee when thou fleddest from the face of Esau thy brother.
Genesis 35:3
And let us arise, and go up to Beth-el; 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.
Genesis 35:6
So Jacob came to Luz, which is in the land of Canaan, that is , Bethel, he and all the people that were with him.
Genesis 35:8
But Deborah Rebekah' s nurse died, and she was buried beneath Bethel under an oak: and the name of it was called Allon -bachuth.
Genesis 35:15
And Jacob called the name of the place where God spake with him, Beth-el.
Genesis 35:16
And they journeyed from Beth-el; and there was but a little way to come to Ephrath: and Rachel travailed, and she had hard labour.
Joshua 7:2
And Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is beside Beth -aven, on the east side of Bethel, and spoke unto them, saying, Go up and view the country. And the men went up and viewed Ai.
Joshua 8:9
Joshua therefore sent them forth: and they went to lie in ambush, and abode between Beth-el and Ai, on the west side of Ai: but Joshua lodged that night among the people.
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