Places
Bethel
Bethel is where Abram camped and where Jacob names the place after his ladder dream; in Genesis 35 Jacob returns to build an altar and God reaffirms his name Israel.
Category
Places
First mention
Genesis 12:8
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Scripture references
- Genesis 12:8
From there he moved on to the mountainous district east of Bethel... with Bethel to the west and Ai to the east.
- Genesis 13:3
By stages he went from the Negeb to Bethel, where he had first pitched his tent, between Bethel and Ai,
- Genesis 28:17
He was afraid and said, 'How awe-inspiring this place is! This is nothing less than the abode of God, and this is the gate of heaven!'
- Genesis 28:19
He named the place Bethel, but before that the town had been called Luz.
- Genesis 31:13
I am the God who appeared to you at Bethel, where you poured oil on a pillar and made a vow to me.
- Genesis 35:1
God said to Jacob, 'Move on, go to Bethel and settle there. Make an altar there for the God who appeared to you when you were fleeing from your brother Esau.'
- Genesis 35:6
When Jacob arrived at Luz in Canaan -- that is, Bethel -- and all the people with him,
- Genesis 35:15
Jacob named the place Bethel where God had spoken to him.