el-bethel Summary and Overview
Bible Dictionaries at a Glance
el-bethel in Easton's Bible Dictionary
God of Bethel, the name of the place where Jacob had the vision of the ladder, and where he erected an altar (Gen. 31:13; 35:7).
el-bethel in Smith's Bible Dictionary
(the God of Bethel), the name which Jacob is said to have bestowed on the place at which God appeared to him when he was flying from Esau. #Ge 35:7|
el-bethel in Schaff's Bible Dictionary
EL-BETH'EL (the God of Bethel), the name given by Jacob to the place where he built an altar, or to the altar itself. Gen 35:7; comp. 2 Chr 33:20. See Bethel.