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Israel came to Bethel to consult the Divine oracle (Judges 20:18), and it became an important center of worship (1 Samuel 10:3). The home of the prophetess Deborah was not far off . Samuel visited Bethel on circuit, judging Israel (1 Samuel 7:16).
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Bethel (Hebrew: בֵּית אֵל, romanized: Bēṯ ʾĒl, "House of El" or "House of God", [1] also transliterated Beth El, Beth-El, Beit El; Greek: Βαιθήλ; Latin: Bethel) was an ancient Israelite city and sacred space that is frequently mentioned in the Hebrew Bible.
Bethel stood at several main crossroads in Israel. It was on the main north-south road that passed through the central hill country from Hebron in the south to Shechem in the north, and it was on the main east-west route leading from Jericho to the Mediterranean Sea.
Map Jesus in Aenon. Jesus and his disciples leave Jerusalem after stirring up heated debate among the Bible scholars. John the Baptist stays behind and is arrested a short time later, and eventually beheaded.
Jeroboam I established Bethel as the chief sanctuary of Israel as a rival to Jerusalem in Judah (1 Kings 12:26-33). During the time of the divided kingdom the fortunes of Bethel rose and fell with the tides of the struggle between the northern and southern kingdoms.
For a Bible chapter mentioning Bethel, see Genesis 13. Bible Map: Bethel (bibleatlas.org) A comprehensive look at the location of Bethel, as indicated by Scripture. Bethel (Bible Odyssey) A dictionary article about the city, with no archaeological information or conclusion.
