Biblical place
Where was Bethel?
Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Beitin.
First appears in Jeremiah 48:13 · 2 books · 2 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 Jeremiah 48:13 and is mentioned across 2 books, with 2 verse references collected into the glossary index.