בֵּית־אֵלBêyth-ʼÊl

Meanings

Same root

• בַּיִתbayith · H1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
• אֵלʼêl · H410strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity)
• אֵל בֵּית־אֵלʼÊl Bêyth-ʼÊl · H416El-Bethel, the title given to a consecrated spot by Jacob
• בֵּית הָאֱלִיBêyth hâ-ʼĔlîy · H1017a Beth-elite, or inhabitant of Bethel

Where it appears

Appears 142 times in the Bible.

• Genesis 12:8 After that, Abram traveled south and set up camp in the hill country, with Bethel to the west and Ai to the east. There he built another altar and dedicated it to the Lord, and he worshiped the Lord.
• Genesis 13:3 From the Negev, they continued traveling by stages toward Bethel, and they pitched their tents between Bethel and Ai, where they had camped before.
• Genesis 28:19 He named that place Bethel (which means “house of God”), although it was previously called Luz.
• Genesis 31:13 I am the God who appeared to you at Bethel, the place where you anointed the pillar of stone and made your vow to me. Now get ready and leave this country and return to the land of your birth.’”
• Genesis 35:1 Then God said to Jacob, “Get ready and move to Bethel and settle there. Build an altar there to the God who appeared to you when you fled from your brother, Esau.”
• Genesis 35:3 We are now going to Bethel, where I will build an altar to the God who answered my prayers when I was in distress. He has been with me wherever I have gone.”