Beth Arabah, Zemaraim, Bethel,

the men of Bethel and Ai: 223;

the men of Bethel and Ai, 123;

the king of Makkedah (one), the king of Bethel (one),

He put one in Bethel and the other in Dan.

Jacob named the place where God spoke with him Bethel.

the king of Jericho (one), the king of Ai – located near Bethel – (one),

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

And he journeyed from place to place from the Negev as far as Bethel. He returned to the place where he had pitched his tent at the beginning, between Bethel and Ai.

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

The southern border extended from Bethel to Luz, and crossed to Arkite territory at Ataroth.

When the men of Joseph spied out Bethel (it used to be called Luz),

Some of the descendants of Benjamin settled in Geba, Micmash, Aija, Bethel and its villages,

Don’t prophesy at Bethel any longer, for a royal temple and palace are here!”

However, there is an annual festival to the Lord in Shiloh, which is north of Bethel (east of the main road that goes up from Bethel to Shechem) and south of Lebonah.”

Elijah told Elisha, “Stay here, for the Lord has sent me to Bethel.” But Elisha said, “As certainly as the Lord lives and as you live, I will not leave you.” So they went down to Bethel.

Do not seek Bethel! Do not visit Gilgal! Do not journey down to Beer Sheba! For the people of Gilgal will certainly be carried into exile; and Bethel will become a place where disaster abounds.”

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.

Now there was an old prophet living in Bethel. When his sons came home, they told their father everything the prophet had done in Bethel that day and all the words he had spoken to the king.

Jacob and all those who were with him arrived at Luz (that is, Bethel) in the land of Canaan.