Lexicon :: Strong's H1008 - bêṯ-'ēl

Then God ^H430 said ^H559 to Jacob ^H3290, “Arise ^H6965, go ^H5927 up ^H5927 to Bethel ^H1008 and [fn]live ^H3427 there ^H8033, and make ^H6213 an altar ^H4196 there ^H8033 to God ^H410, who appeared ^H7200 to you when you fled ^H1272 [fn]from your brother ^H251 Esau ^H6215.”

Now Joshua ^H3091 sent ^H7971 men ^H376 from Jericho ^H3405 to Ai ^H5857, which ^H834 is near ^H5973 Beth-aven ^H1007, east ^H6924 of Bethel ^H1008, and said ^H559 to them, “[fn]Go ^H5927 up ^H5927 and spy ^H7270 out ^H7270 the land ^H776.” So the men ^H376 went ^H5927 up ^H5927 and spied ^H7270 out ^H7270 Ai ^H5857.

the king ^H4428 of Jericho ^H3405, one ^H259;

the king ^H4428 of Ai ^H5857, which ^H834 is beside ^H4480 H6654 Bethel ^H1008, one ^H259;

the king ^H4428 of Makkedah ^H4719, one ^H259;

the king ^H4428 of Bethel ^H1008, one ^H259;

Then the lot ^H1486 for the sons ^H1121 of Joseph ^H3130 went ^H3318 out ^H3318 from the Jordan ^H3383 at Jericho ^H3405 to the waters ^H4325 of Jericho ^H3405 on the east ^H4217 into the wilderness ^H4057, going ^H5927 up ^H5927 from Jericho ^H3405 through the hill ^H2022 country ^H2022 to Bethel ^H1008.

Likewise the house ^H1004 of Joseph ^H3130 went ^H5927 up ^H5927 against Bethel ^H1008, and Yahweh ^H3068 was with them.

Then the sons ^H1121 of Israel ^H3478 arose ^H6965, went ^H5927 up ^H5927 to Bethel ^H1008, and asked ^H7592 of God ^H430 and said ^H559, “Who ^H4310 shall go ^H5927 up ^H5927 for us to begin ^H8462 the battle ^H4421 against ^H5973 the sons ^H1121 of Benjamin ^H1144?” Then Yahweh ^H3068 said ^H559, “Judah ^H3063 shall begin ^H8462 it.”

So they said ^H559, “Behold ^H2009, there is a feast ^H2282 of Yahweh ^H3068 from year ^H3117 to year ^H3117 in Shiloh ^H7887, which ^H834 is on the north ^H6828 side ^H6828 of Bethel ^H1008, on [fn]the east ^H4217 H8121 side ^H4217 H8121 of the highway ^H4546 that goes ^H5927 up ^H5927 from Bethel ^H1008 to Shechem ^H7927, and on the south ^H5045 side ^H5045 of Lebonah ^H3829.”

And Saul ^H7586 chose ^H977 for himself 3,000 ^H7969 H505 men of Israel ^H3478, of which 2,000 ^H505 were with Saul ^H7586 in Michmash ^H4363 and in the hill ^H2022 country ^H2022 of Bethel ^H1008, while 1,000 ^H505 were with Jonathan ^H3083 at Gibeah ^H1390 of Benjamin ^H1144. But he sent ^H7971 away ^H7971 the rest ^H3499 of the people ^H5971, each ^H376 to his tent ^H168.

Now behold ^H2009, there came ^H935 a man ^H376 of God ^H430 from Judah ^H3063 to Bethel ^H1008 by the word ^H1697 of Yahweh ^H3068, while Jeroboam ^H3379 was standing ^H5975 by the altar ^H4196 to burn ^H6999 incense ^H6999.

Then he went ^H5927 up ^H5927 from there ^H8033 to Bethel ^H1008; and as he was going ^H5927 up ^H5927 by the way ^H1870, young ^H6996 boys ^H5288 came ^H3318 out ^H3318 from the city ^H5892 and mocked ^H7046 him and said ^H559 to him, “Go ^H5927 up ^H5927, you baldhead ^H7142; go ^H5927 up ^H5927, you baldhead ^H7142!”

Then the king ^H4428 commanded ^H6680 Hilkiah ^H2518 the high ^H1419 priest ^H3548 and the priests ^H3548 of the second ^H4932 order and the [fn]doorkeepers ^H8104 H5592, to bring ^H3318 out ^H3318 of the temple ^H1964 of Yahweh ^H3068 all ^H3605 the vessels ^H3627 that were made ^H6213 for Baal ^H1168, for [fn]Asherah ^H842, and for all ^H3605 the host ^H6635 of heaven ^H8064; and he burned ^H8313 them outside ^H4480 H2351 Jerusalem ^H3389 in the fields ^H7709 of the Kidron ^H6939, and carried ^H5375 their ashes ^H6083 to Bethel ^H1008.

Furthermore ^H1571, the altar ^H4196 that was at Bethel ^H1008 and the high ^H1116 place ^H1116 which ^H834 Jeroboam ^H3379 the son ^H1121 of Nebat ^H5028, who ^H834 made ^H2398 Israel ^H3478 sin ^H2398, had made ^H6213, even ^H1571 that altar ^H4196 and the high ^H1116 place ^H1116 he tore ^H5422 down ^H5422. Then he [fn]demolished ^H8313 its stones, ground ^H1854 them to dust ^H6083, and burned ^H8313 the Asherah ^H842.