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El-Bethel

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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(Hebrews El Beyth-El, אֵל בֵּית 9אֵל , God of Bethel; Sept. simply שעאבּ »ל, Vulg. Domus Dei), the name given by Jacob to the altar erected by him as a sanctuary (Genesis 35:7), on the spot where he had formerly experienced the vision of the mystic ladder (chap. Genesis 31:13; Genesis 28:18). (See BETHEL).

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'El-Bethel'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​e/el-bethel.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
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