From Nave’s Topical Bible
Beth-el
Every passage the 1896 Nave’s Topical Biblegathers under this heading, in Nave’s own arrangement and then in Bible order. MannaFest has not written this page — it is the older index, transcribed, with the Word travelling beside each reference.
- 37Passages listed
- 11Books of the 66
- 1896Nave's edition
How Nave’s arranged it
- 1. A city north of Jerusalem
- The ancient city adjacent to, and finally embraced in, was called LuzJoshua 18:13Judges 1:23–26
- Abraham estblishes an altar atGenesis 12:8Genesis 13:3Genesis 13:4
- The place where Jacob saw the vision of the ladderGenesis 28:10–22Genesis 31:13Hosea 12:4
- And builds an altar atGenesis 35:1–15
- Deborah dies atGenesis 35:8
- Conquered by Joshua with 12:16Joshua 8:17
- Conquered by the household of JosephJudges 1:22–26
- Allotted to BenjaminJoshua 18:13Joshua 18:22
- Court of justice held at
- By DeborahJudges 4:5
- By Samuel1 Samuel 7:16
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- Tabernacle at, and called HOUSE OF GODJudges 20:18Judges 20:31Judges 21:2
- Jeroboam institutes idolatrous worship at1 Kings 12:25–332 Kings 10:29
- Idolatry atJeremiah 48:13Amos 4:4
- Shalmanezer sends a priest to2 Kings 17:272 Kings 17:28
- Prophecies against the idolatrous altars at1 Kings 13:1–61 Kings 13:322 Kings 23:42 Kings 23:15–20Amos 3:14
- The school of prophets at2 Kings 2:3
- The young men of, mock Elisha2 Kings 2:232 Kings 2:24
- People of, return from BabylonEzra 2:28Nehemiah 7:32
- Prophecies againstAmos 5:5
- 2. A city in the south of territory of the tribe of Judah1 Samuel 30:27
- 3. A mountain1 Samuel 13:2
The passages, in Bible order (37)
The same references, sorted Genesis to Revelation. The first 16 are quoted in full; the rest are one click beneath them, book by book.
- Genesis 12:8
From there Abram moved on to the hill country east of Bethel and pitched his tent, with Bethel to the west and Ai to the east. There he built an altar to the LORD, and he called on the name of the LORD.
Commentary on Genesis 12:82 voices
Where there is Bethel, that is, the house of God, there is also the altar. Where there is the altar, there is also the calling on the name of God. It is not by chance that he made such great progress. He hoped in the help of God. The athlete of God exercised and strengthened himself in adversity. He went into the desert.
Ambrose of Milan· ON ABRAHAM 1.2.6, 397Patristic
And he removed from thence unto a mountain on the east of Bethel,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Genesis 13:3
From the Negev he journeyed from place to place toward Bethel, until he came to the place between Bethel and Ai where his tent had formerly been pitched,
Commentary on Genesis 13:31 voice
And he returned by the way he had come from Bethel in the south. For by the south, we indeed tend towards Bethel through the light of heavenly knowledge, and through the inspiration of intimate love, we hasten by frequent steps of good works to …
Bede· Commentary on Genesis (Hexaemeron), 735Patristic
- Genesis 13:4
to the site where he had built the altar. And there Abram called on the name of the LORD.
Commentary on Genesis 13:41 voice
(Chapter 13, Verse 4) And Abram went up out of Egypt, he and his wife, and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the wilderness. Now Abram was very rich in livestock, in silver, and in gold. And he went on his journey from the South as far as Bethel. It is said that Abram went up from Egypt in a splendid manner. But there is a contradiction to this idea in what follows: how could he have become very rich upon leaving Egypt?
Jerome· Hebrew Questions on Genesis, 420Patristic
- Genesis 28:10–22
Meanwhile Jacob left Beersheba and set out for Haran.
Commentary on Genesis 28:10–221 voice
And Jacob went out from Beersheba,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Genesis 31:13
I am the God of Bethel, where you anointed the pillar and made a solemn vow to Me. Now get up and leave this land at once, and return to your native land.’”
Commentary on Genesis 31:131 voice
I am the God of Bethel,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Genesis 35:1–15
Then God said to Jacob, “Arise, go up to Bethel, and settle there. Build an altar there to the God who appeared to you when you fled from your brother Esau.”
Commentary on Genesis 35:1–151 voice
And God said unto Jacob,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Genesis 35:8
Now Deborah, Rebekah’s nurse, died and was buried under the oak below Bethel. So Jacob named it Allon-bachuth.
Commentary on Genesis 35:81 voice
(Verse 8) And Deborah, the nurse of Rebekah, died and was buried near Bethel. If the nurse of Rebekah named Deborah is dead, as the Septuagint interpreters also translated here, and the Hebrew word is Meneketh: we cannot know why they put 'substantiam' there, 'nutricem' here.
Jerome· Hebrew Questions on Genesis, 420Patristic
- Joshua 8:17
Not a man was left in Ai or Bethel who did not go out after Israel, leaving the city wide open while they pursued Israel.
Commentary on Joshua 8:171 voice
And there was not a man left in Ai or Bethel that went not out after Israel,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Joshua 18:13
From there the border crossed over to the southern slope of Luz (that is, Bethel) and went down to Ataroth-addar on the hill south of Lower Beth-horon.
Commentary on Joshua 18:131 voice
And the border went over from thence towards Luz,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Joshua 18:22
Jericho, Beth-hoglah, Emek-keziz, Beth-arabah, Zemaraim, Bethel,
Commentary on Joshua 18:221 voice
And Betharabah,.... Of the first of these; see Gill on Jos 15:6, and Zemaraim; one of the sons of Canaan was named Zemira, Gen 10:18; by whom this city Zemaraim might be built, or however have its name given it, in memory of him; there was a mountain of this name in the tribe of Ephraim, near to which this city might be, 2Ch 13:4. and Bethel; of the last of these; see Gill on Jos 7:2.
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Judges 1:22–26
The house of Joseph also attacked Bethel, and the LORD was with them.
Commentary on Judges 1:22–262 voices
And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Bethel,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
The house of Joseph, they also went up against Bethel - That is, the tribe of Ephraim and the half tribe of Manasseh, who dwelt beyond Jordan. Beth-el was not taken by Joshua, though he took Ai, which was nigh to it. Instead of בית יוסף beith Yoseph, the house of Joseph, ten of Dr. Kennicotts MSS. and six of De Rossis have בני יוסף beney Yoseph, the children of Joseph; and this is the reading of both the Septuagint and Arabic, as well as of two copies in the Hexapla of Origen.
Adam Clarke· Commentary on the Bible, 1832Evangelical
- Judges 1:23–26
They sent spies to Bethel (formerly known as Luz),
Commentary on Judges 1:23–261 voice
And the house of Joseph sent to descry Bethel,.... To reconnoitre the place, to observe its passes and avenues, which were most accessible, and to examine the walls of it, where they were weakest and least defended: now the name of the city before was Luz; which signifies a "nut"; perhaps it was so called from large numbers of nut trees which grew near it; the Jews suggest as if it was like a nut, no entrance into it but through a cave or some subterraneous passage, see Gen 28:19.
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Judges 4:5
And she would sit under the Palm of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in the hill country of Ephraim, where the Israelites would go up to her for judgment.
Commentary on Judges 4:52 voices
And she dwelt under the palm tree of Deborah,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
Because these nations have come as enemies against your people, let us hear what judgment the psalmist calls down upon them. "Deal with them as with Midian; as with Sisera." You have read the book of Judges; this is that Midian whom Gideon defeated. "As with Sisera and Jabin." Jabin and Sisera are the foes whom Deborah and Barak conquered. "At the torrent Kishon, who perished at Endor." Deborah and Barak destroyed Sisera, the general of the army. So much for what Scripture says; learn now what it means.
Jerome· HOMILIES ON THE PSALMS 15 (Ps 82), 420Patristic
- Judges 20:18
The Israelites set out, went up to Bethel, and inquired of God, “Who of us shall go up first to fight against the Benjamites?” “Judah will be first,” the LORD replied.
Commentary on Judges 20:182 voices
In the first and second encounters, when many were harmed by a few, the Israelites considered yielding, since the battles were so unfavorable. There were four hundred thousand men warring against twenty-five thousand of the tribe of Benjamin, and they strove with seven hundred Gabanites [Gibeonites] experienced in war. When two battles were unfavorable, Israel with eager spirit did not lose hope of victory nor of vengeance for the hope they had fostered.
Ambrose of Milan· LETTER 33, 397Patristic
And the children of Israel arose,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Judges 20:31
The Benjamites came out against them and were drawn away from the city. They began to attack the people as before, killing about thirty men of Israel in the fields and on the roads, one of which led up to Bethel and the other to Gibeah.
Commentary on Judges 20:312 voices
And the children of Benjamin went out against the people,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
Begging the Lord's peace, they returned more boldly to war, and they to whom prayer had given courage and who had entertained much hope were now able to do what they planned. On a pretext of withdrawing their front lines, setting ambushes at night in the rear of the city, where a segment of the enemy was located, they followed as some retired and thus were provided with an opportunity for invading the unprotected city. Fires were quickly set and flared up while raging flames and waves of heat revealed the sight of the taken city.
Ambrose of Milan· LETTER 33, 397Patristic
- Judges 21:2
So the people came to Bethel and sat there before God until evening, lifting up their voices and weeping bitterly.
Commentary on Judges 21:21 voice
The end of the war was also the end of their wrath, and anger turned to sorrow. Then, putting off their armor, the men of Israel met together and wept much and celebrated a fast, grieving that one tribe of their brothers had perished and a strong band of people had been wiped out.
Ambrose of Milan· LETTER 33, 397Patristic
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