Bethel

Revision History

Date	Editor	Change Summary
10/6/2024, 9:08 PM	Mike C	update #116
5/29/2020, 9:30 PM	Mike C	update #108
5/31/2018, 2:36 PM	Mike C	added

Type Settlement

Usage Biblical

Scripts בֵּית־אֵל(Ancient Hebrew)

Pronounced Pron. /ˈbɛθ.əl/(English)

Meaning & History

Means "house of God" in Hebrew, from the roots בַּיִת (bayiṯ) meaning "house" and אֵל (ʾel) meaning "God". In the Old Testament this is a town north of Jerusalem, where Jacob saw his vision of the stairway.