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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