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Bethel 1

Ancient site; 3 competing modern identifications, best supported being Beitin.

Placesettlement69 verseslocation disputed

Where was it?

Scholars do not agree. Every proposal recorded by the source is shown with its support score, so you can see the weight of opinion rather than a single answer.

Proposed site: Beitin · settlementOpen in OpenStreetMap

Names

  • Bethel — בֵּית-אֵל beyt el “house of G-d [El]” (H1008) · Βαιθηλ BaithēlGenesis 12:8
  • Luz — לוּז luz “almond tree” (H3870) · Ουλαμλους OulamlousGenesis 28:19

Name variants

  • Bethel (560)
  • Beth-el (57)
  • Bethelite (4)
  • Beth-elite (1)

References