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Bethel

Town

Location disputed Beitin: about 16 km (10 miles, 90 furlongs) north of Jerusalem

Where Scholars Place It

  • Beitin Possible
  • Al Bira Less likely
  • Burj Beitin Less likely

Bethel in the Bible Dictionary · Another Bethel (town · Genesis 12:8) · Another Bethel (town · 1 Samuel 30:27)

Named in 1 Verse

  • Jeremiah 48:13 And Moab shall be ashamed of Chemosh, as the house of Israel was ashamed of Bethel their confidence.

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