Genesis 28:19

He called that place Bethel, although the former name of the town was Luz.

Genesis 48:3

Jacob said to Joseph, "The sovereign God appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan and blessed me.

Genesis 12:8

Then he moved from there to the hill country east of Bethel and pitched his tent, with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east. There he built an altar to the Lord and worshiped the Lord.

Genesis 35:1

Then God said to Jacob, "Go up at once to Bethel and live there. Make an altar there to God, who appeared to you when you fled from your brother Esau."

Judges 1:22-26

When the men of Joseph attacked Bethel, the Lord was with them.

1 Kings 12:29

He put one in Bethel and the other in Dan.

Hosea 4:15

Although you, O Israel, commit adultery, do not let Judah become guilty! Do not journey to Gilgal! Do not go up to Beth Aven! Do not swear, "As surely as the Lord lives!"

Hosea 12:4-5

He struggled with an angel and prevailed; he wept and begged for his favor. He found God at Bethel, and there he spoke with him!

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Summary

And he called the name of that place Bethel: but the name of that city was called Luz at the first.

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Genesis 31:45
So Jacob took a stone and set it up as a memorial pillar.
Genesis 35:14
So Jacob set up a sacred stone pillar in the place where God spoke with him. He poured out a drink offering on it, and then he poured oil on it.

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