Save Type Settlement Usage Biblical Scripts בֵּית־אֵל(Ancient Hebrew) Pronounced Pron. /ˈbɛθ.əl/(English) [key·simplify] Meaning & History Means "house of God" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is a town north of Jerusalem, where Jacob saw his vision of the stairway. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Rootsbayit + 'elOther Languages & CulturesBeit-'El(Biblical Hebrew)