Canaan & Kingdoms
Bethel
Often identified near Beitin, West Bank
WHAT HAPPENED HERE
Biblical story
Abraham built an altar near Bethel, and Jacob later dreamed of a stairway reaching heaven and named the place Bethel.
WHY IT MATTERS
Place in the Bible’s story
Bethel means house of God and recalls divine presence and promise, though it later also became associated with corrupted worship.
THEN & NOW
Understanding the location
Its location is commonly associated with the area around modern Beitin, though details of the ancient site remain studied.
RELATED SCRIPTURE · KJV
Read it in the Bible
“And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.”
Genesis 3:15
“But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.”
Genesis 50:20
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