Genesis 12:8

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Abram travelled to the hill country east of Bethel and camped between Bethel and Ai, where he built another altar and worshipped the LORD.

Cross References

Genesis 13:18

Abram took down his tents and went to live near the sacred trees of Mamre at Hebron, where he built an altar in honour of the LORD.

Genesis 13:3

Abram moved from place to place in the Southern Desert. And finally, he went north and set up his tents between Bethel and Ai,

Genesis 13:4

where he had earlier camped and built an altar. There he worshipped the LORD.

Genesis 21:33

Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beersheba and worshipped the eternal LORD God.

Genesis 22:9

when they reached the place that God had told him about, Abraham built an altar and placed the wood on it. Next, he tied up his son and put him on the wood.

Genesis 26:25

Isaac built an altar there and worshipped the LORD. Then he set up camp, and his servants started digging a well.

Genesis 28:19

and he named the place Bethel. Before that it had been named Luz.

Genesis 31:25

Jacob had set up camp in the hill country of Gilead, when Laban and his relatives came and set up camp in another part of the hill country. Laban went to Jacob

Genesis 33:20

then he set up his tents and built an altar there to honour the God of Israel.

Genesis 35:3

Afterwards, we'll go to Bethel. I will build an altar there for God, who answered my prayers when I was in trouble and who has always been at my side.

Genesis 35:7

Jacob built an altar there and called it “God of Bethel”, because that was the place where God had appeared to him when he was running from Esau.

Genesis 4:26

Later, Seth had a son and named him Enosh. About this time people started worshipping the LORD.

Genesis 8:20

Noah built an altar where he could offer sacrifices to the LORD. Then he offered on the altar one of each kind of animal and bird that could be used for a sacrifice.

Nehemiah 11:31

The people of Benjamin lived in the towns of Geba, Michmash, Aija, Bethel with its nearby villages,

Psalm 116:4

I prayed and said, “LORD, please don't let me die!”

Exodus 17:15

Moses built an altar and named it “The LORD Gives me Victory”.

Isaiah 10:28

Enemy troops have reached the town of Aiath. They have gone through Migron, and they stored their supplies at Michmash,

Joel 2:32

Then the LORD will save everyone who faithfully worships him. He has promised there will be survivors on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, and among them will be his chosen ones.

Acts 2:21

Then the Lord will save everyone who asks for his help.”

1 Corinthians 1:2

To God's church in Corinth. Christ Jesus chose you to be his very own people, and you worship in his name, as we and all others do who call him Lord.

Hebrews 11:9

Because Abraham had faith, he lived as a stranger in the promised land. He lived there in a tent, and so did Isaac and Jacob, who were later given the same promise.

Joshua 22:10

The tribes of Reuben, Gad, and East Manasseh reached the western side of the Jordan valley and built a huge altar there beside the river. When the rest of the Israelites heard what these tribes had done,

Joshua 7:2

While Israel was still camped near Jericho, Joshua sent some spies with these instructions: “Go to the town of Ai and find out whatever you can about the region around the town.” The spies left and went to Ai, which is east of Bethel and near Beth-Aven.

Joshua 8:12

Joshua had already sent five thousand soldiers to the west side of the town to hide and wait to attack.

Joshua 8:3

Joshua quickly got the army ready to attack Ai. He chose thirty thousand of his best soldiers and gave them these orders: Tonight, while it is dark, march to Ai and take up a position behind the town. Get as close to the town as you can without being seen, but be ready to attack.

Joshua 8:30

One day, Joshua led the people of Israel to Mount Ebal, where he told some of his men, “Build an altar for offering sacrifices to the LORD. And use stones that have never been cut with iron tools, because that is what Moses taught in The Book of the Law.” Joshua offered sacrifices to please the LORD and to ask his blessing. Then with the Israelites still watching, he copied parts of The Book of the Law of Moses on to stones.

Joshua 8:9

now go! The thirty thousand soldiers went to a place on the west side of Ai, between Ai and Bethel, where they could hide and wait to attack. That night, Joshua stayed in camp with the rest of the army.

Judges 6:24

Gideon built an altar for worshipping the LORD and called it “The LORD Calms our Fears”. It still stands there in Ophrah, a town in the territory of the Abiezer clan.

1 Samuel 30:27

This is a list of the towns where David sent gifts: Bethel, Ramoth in the Southern Desert, Jattir, Aroer, Siphmoth, Eshtemoa, Racal, the towns belonging to the Jerahmeelites and the Kenites, Hormah, Bor-Ashan, Athach, and Hebron. He also sent gifts to the other towns where he and his men had travelled.