From there he moved on to the hill country east of Bethel and pitched his tent, with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east. He built an altar to the Lord there, and he called on the name of the Lord.
Genesis 28:19 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised and named the place Bethel, though previously the city was named Luz. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And he called the name of that place Beth-el: but the name of that city was called Luz at the first. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And he named that place Bethel [the house of God]; but the name of that city was Luz at first. American Standard Version (1901) And he called the name of that place Beth-el: but the name of the city was Luz at the first. Common English Bible He named that sacred place Bethel, though Luz was the city’s original name. Catholic Public Domain Version And he called the name of the city, 'Bethel,' which before was called Luz. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he called the name of the city Bethel, which before was called Luza. |
From there he moved on to the hill country east of Bethel and pitched his tent, with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east. He built an altar to the Lord there, and he called on the name of the Lord.
He reached a certain place and spent the night there because the sun had set. He took one of the stones from the place, put it there at his head, and lay down in that place.
I am the God of Bethel, where you poured oil on the stone marker and made a solemn vow to me. Get up, leave this land, and return to your native land.” ’
God said to Jacob, ‘Get up! Go to Bethel and settle there. Build an altar there to the God who appeared to you when you fled from your brother Esau.’
Jacob set up a marker at the place where he had spoken to him #– #a stone marker. He poured a drink offering on it and poured oil on it.
So Jacob and all who were with him came to Luz (that is, Bethel ) in the land of Canaan.
Jacob built an altar there and called the place El-bethel because it was there that God had revealed himself to him when he was fleeing from his brother.
Jacob said to Joseph, ‘God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan and blessed me.
and Elijah said to Elisha, ‘Stay here; the Lord is sending me on to Bethel.’ But Elisha replied, ‘As the Lord lives and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.’ So they went down to Bethel.
Abijah pursued Jeroboam and captured some cities from him: Bethel, Jeshanah, and Ephron, along with their surrounding villages.
Israel, if you act promiscuously, don’t let Judah become guilty! Do not go to Gilgal or make a pilgrimage to Beth-aven, , and do not swear an oath: As the Lord lives!
From Bethel it went to Luz and proceeded to the border of the Archites by Ataroth.
From there the border went towards Luz, to the southern slope of Luz (that is, Bethel); it then went down by Ataroth-addar, over the hill south of Lower Beth-horon.
Now Joshua had taken about five thousand men and set them in ambush between Bethel and Ai, to the west of the city.
The whole Israelite army went to Bethel where they wept and sat before the Lord. They fasted that day until evening and offered burnt offerings and fellowship offerings to the Lord.
‘You will proceed from there until you come to the oak of Tabor. Three men going up to God at Bethel will meet you there, one bringing three goats, one bringing three loaves of bread, and one bringing a clay jar of wine.
Every year he would go on a circuit to Bethel, Gilgal, and Mizpah and would judge Israel at all these locations.