Biblical place
Where was Bethel?
Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Beitin.
First appears in Genesis 12:8 · 12 books · 35 chapters
Overview
House of God. (1. ) A place in Central Palestine, about 10 miles north of Jerusalem, at the head of the pass of Michmash and Ai. It was originally the royal Canaanite city of Luz (Gen. 28:19). Modern identification: Beitin.
Bethel is represented in the local geography layer as Beitin. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Genesis 12:8 and is mentioned across 12 books, with 69 verse references collected into the glossary index.
Key passages
Appears in
5 chapter s · 12 verse mentions
3 chapter s · 11 verse mentions
5 chapter s · 10 verse mentions
4 chapter s · 10 verse mentions
4 chapter s · 10 verse mentions
4 chapter s · 6 verse mentions
3 chapter s · 3 verse mentions
2 chapter s · 2 verse mentions
2 chapter s · 2 verse mentions
1 chapter · 1 verse mention
1 chapter · 1 verse mention
1 chapter · 1 verse mention