Encyclopedia entry
El-Bethel
God of Bethel, the name of the place where Jacob had the vision of the ladder, and where he erected an altar (Gen. 31:13; 35:7).
In the Bible
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Verses where El-Bethel is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- Genesis 35:7
There Jacob built an altar, and he called that place El-bethel, because it was there that God had revealed Himself to Jacob as he fled from his brother.
Scripture on El-Bethel
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Sources · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
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