Joshua 12:16

The Kings Conquered By Moses

¹⁵ the king of Libnah, one; the king of Adullam, one; ¹⁶ the king of Makkedah, one; the king of Bethel, one; ¹⁷ the king of Tappuah, one; the king of Hepher, one;

House of God

Beth-el

Makkedah

Joshua 8:17

Not a man remained in Ai or Bethel who had not gone out after Israel; they left the city open and pursued after Israel.

Joshua 10:28

Joshua captured Makkedah on that day, and he struck it and its king with {the edge of the sword}; he utterly destroyed it and everyone that was in it. He did not leave behind a survivor. So he did to the king of Makkedah just as he did to the king of Jericho.

Judges 1:22

Likewise, the house of Joseph went up [against] Bethel, and Yahweh [was] with them.

Genesis 12:8

And he moved on from there to the hill country, east of Bethel. And he pitched his tent at Bethel on the west, and at Ai on the east. And he built an altar there to Yahweh. And he called on the name of Yahweh.

Genesis 28:19

And he called the name of that place Bethel; however, the name of the city [was] formerly Luz.