Genesis 12:8

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Then he left that place and traveled to the mountains east of Bethel. He set up his tent there. Bethel was to the west, and Ai was to the east. Abram built another altar at that place to honor the Lord, and he worshiped the Lord there.

Cross References

Nehemiah 11:31

The descendants of the family of Benjamin from Geba lived in Micmash, Aija, Bethel, and the small towns around it,

Genesis 4:26

Seth also had a son. He named him Enosh. At that time people began to pray to the Lord.

Genesis 21:33

Abraham planted a special tree at Beersheba and prayed to the Lord, the God who lives forever.

1 Corinthians 1:2

To God’s church in Corinth, you who have been made holy because you belong to Christ Jesus. You were chosen to be God’s holy people together with all people everywhere who trust in the Lord Jesus Christ—their Lord and ours.

Genesis 28:19

The name of that place was Luz, but Jacob named it Bethel.

Genesis 13:4

This was where Abram had built an altar earlier. So he worshiped the Lord there.

Acts 2:21

And everyone who trusts in the Lord will be saved.’ Joel 2:28-32

Joel 2:32

And everyone who trusts in the Lord will be saved. There will be survivors on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, just as the Lord said. Yes, those left alive will be the ones the Lord has called.

Isaiah 10:28

The army of Assyria will enter near the “Ruins” (Aiath). The army will walk on the “Threshing Floor” (Migron). It will keep its food in the “Storehouse” (Micmash).

Psalm 116:4

Then I called on the Lord’s name. I said, “Lord, save me!”

Joshua 18:22

Beth Arabah, Zemaraim, Bethel,

Joshua 8:17

All the men of Ai and Bethel chased the army of Israel. The city was left open—no one stayed to protect the city.

Joshua 8:3

So Joshua led his whole army toward Ai. Then Joshua chose 30,000 of his best fighting men and sent them out at night.

Joshua 7:2

After they defeated Jericho, Joshua sent some men to Ai. Ai was near Beth Aven, east of Bethel. He told them, “Go to Ai and look for weaknesses in that area.” So the men went to spy on that land.

Genesis 35:3

We will leave here and go to Bethel. There I will build an altar to the God who has always helped me during times of trouble. He has been with me wherever I have gone.”

Hebrews 11:9

Abraham lived in the country that God promised to give him. He lived there like a visitor who did not belong. He did this because he had faith. He lived in tents with Isaac and Jacob, who also received the same promise from God.

Genesis 8:20

Then Noah built an altar to honor the Lord. Noah took some of all the clean birds and some of all the clean animals and burned them on the altar as a gift to God.

Genesis 13:3

Abram continued traveling around. He left the Negev and went back to Bethel. He went to the place between the city of Bethel and Ai, where he and his family had camped before.

Genesis 13:18

So Abram moved his tents. He went to live near the big trees of Mamre. This was near the city of Hebron. There he built an altar to honor the Lord.

Genesis 22:9

When they came to the place where God told them to go, Abraham built an altar. He carefully laid the wood on the altar. Then he tied up his son Isaac and laid him on the altar on top of the wood.

Genesis 26:25

So Isaac built an altar and worshiped the Lord in that place. He set up camp there, and his servants dug a well.

Joshua 8:9

Then Joshua sent them to their hiding place and waited. They went to a place west of Ai, between Bethel and Ai. But Joshua stayed the night with his people.

Joshua 8:12

Then Joshua chose about 5000 men. He sent these men to hide in the area west of the city, between Bethel and Ai.

1 Samuel 30:27

David sent some of the gifts to the leaders in Bethel, Ramoth in the Negev, Jattir,

Genesis 31:25

The next morning Laban caught up with Jacob. Jacob had set up his camp on the mountain, so Laban and all his men set up their camp in the hill country of Gilead.

Genesis 33:20

He built an altar there to honor God. He named the place “El, the God of Israel.”

Genesis 35:7

Jacob built an altar there. He named the place “El Bethel.” Jacob chose this name because that is the place where God first appeared to him when he was running from his brother.

Exodus 17:15

Then Moses built an altar and named it, “The Lord is My Flag.”

Joshua 8:30

Then Joshua built an altar for the Lord, the God of Israel. He built the altar on Mount Ebal.

Joshua 22:10

They went to the place called Geliloth, near the Jordan River in the land of Canaan. There they built a beautiful altar.

Judges 6:24

So Gideon built an altar there to worship the Lord and named it “The Lord is Peace.” It still stands in the city of Ophrah, where the Abiezer family lives.