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El-bethel in the Bible.

El-bethel is an altar in the Bible, about 16 km (10 miles) north of Jerusalem. The King James Version names it in 1 verse, Genesis 35:7.

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About El-bethel.

God of Bethel, the name of the place where Jacob had the vision of the ladder, and where he erected an altar (Gen. 31:13; 35:7).

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

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The verse that names El-bethel.

Genesis 1

  • Genesis 35:7And he built there an altar, and called the place El-beth-el: because there God appeared unto him, when he fled from the face of his brother.

Questions about El-bethel.

Where is El-bethel in the Bible?

El-bethel is an altar about 16 km (10 miles) north of Jerusalem. BibleLectio shows it on a painted map of the Bible’s world, with every verse that names it.

How many times is El-bethel named in the Bible?

The King James Version names El-bethel in 1 verse, in 1 book.

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