BETHEL (in Ephraim)

(Also called Beth-aven; Luz)

(See also El-bethel)

Abraham views Promised Land from nearby: w04 10/15 13-14

ark of the covenant: it-1 296

center of false worship: it-1 296-297; w07 10/1 14; w98 9/1 22-23

calf worship: it-1 948

center of true worship: it-1 295-296

discussion: it-1 295-297; w98 9/1 22-23

falls to Israelites:

man who assisted: it-2 285

Jacob dreams of ladder: it-1 1243; it-2 189; w03 10/15 28-29

Jacob encamps near: it-1 1245-1246

Jacob erects altar: it-1 704

Jacob names: it-1 295, 1243

modern city near: it-1 530

names:

Beth-aven (Ho 4, 5): it-1 293, 296

Luz: it-1 295-296; it-2 284-285

photo of ruins: it-1 294