Abram builds an altar
Genesis 12:8Abram calls upon the name of the LORD between Bethel and Hai.
Places of Scripture · Central hill country
Bethel
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Bethel joins the patriarchal journeys with Jacob’s visions, the conquest period, the judges, and the divided kingdom. Its holy memories later stand beside Jeroboam’s corrupt worship.
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Jacob sees the ladder
Genesis 28:10–22Jacob names the place Bethel after the vision.
Jeroboam sets a golden calf
1 Kings 12:28–33Bethel becomes a royal center of unlawful worship.
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