El-bethel
Ancient site; 3 competing modern identifications, best supported being Beitin.
Placealtar1 verselocation 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.
- Beitin716
- Al Bira99
- Burj Beitin5
Names
- El-bethel — אֵ֖ל בֵּֽית־אֵ֑ל el beyt-el “the G-d of Bethel” (H1008) · Βαιθηλ Baithēl — Genesis 35:7
Name variants
- El-bethel (5)
- El Bethel (3)
- El-Bethel (1)
- El-beth-el (1)
References
Topical references
- Name of the altar erected by Jacob where he had the vision of angels — Genesis 35:7
Outline from Nave's Topical Bible (1897); the sub-headings are Nave's own.