Beth-el — the meaning of the Hebrew name בֵּית־אֵל

בֵּית־אֵל

Bêyth-ʼÊl · pronounced bayth-ale' · Strong's H1008 · a place

Beth-el means house of God.

Built from

בַּיִת bayith (from, H1004) — a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.) open in the lexicon ›

אֵל ʼêl (and, H410) — strength open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

from H1004 and H410; house of God; Beth-El, a place in Palestine.

First appearance

Gen 12:8 And he removed from thence unto a mountain on the east of Beth–el, and pitched his tent, having Beth–el on the west, and Hai on the east: and there he builded an altar unto the Lord, and called upon the name of the Lord. (KJV)

Every verse that names Beth-el

65 occurrences in 65 verses — Genesis, Joshua, Judges, 1 Samuel, 1 Kings, 2 Kings, 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Jeremiah, Hosea, Amos, Zechariah

Gen 12:8Gen 13:3Gen 28:19Gen 31:13Gen 35:1Gen 35:3Gen 35:6Gen 35:7Gen 35:8Gen 35:15Gen 35:16Josh 7:2Josh 8:9Josh 8:12Josh 8:17Josh 12:9Josh 12:16Josh 16:1Josh 16:2Josh 18:13Josh 18:22Judg 1:22Judg 1:23Judg 4:5Judg 20:18Judg 20:26Judg 20:31Judg 21:2Judg 21:191Sam 7:161Sam 10:31Sam 13:21Sam 30:271Kgs 12:291Kgs 12:321Kgs 12:331Kgs 13:11Kgs 13:41Kgs 13:101Kgs 13:111Kgs 13:322Kgs 2:22Kgs 2:32Kgs 2:232Kgs 10:292Kgs 17:282Kgs 23:42Kgs 23:152Kgs 23:172Kgs 23:191Chr 7:282Chr 13:19Ezra 2:28Neh 7:32Neh 11:31Jer 48:13Hos 10:15Hos 12:5Amos 3:14Amos 4:4Amos 5:5Amos 5:6Amos 7:10Amos 7:13Zech 7:2

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