Strong H416אֵל בֵּית־אֵל
El-bethel
- Transliteration
- 'êl bêyth-'êl
- Pronunciation
- ale bayth-ale'
- Morphology
- Proper Name of a Location with no gender
Definition
Meaning of the name
El Bethel = "The God of the House of God"
Detailed definition
Bethel, also called Luz, was an important city in Israel, associated with the patriarchs Abraham and Jacob, later becoming a center of idolatry. (Multiple references, see article for details)
In the Bible
Strong H416 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- beth1
First verses
- Genesis 35:7And he built there an altar, and called the place El–beth–el: because there God appeared unto him, when he fled from the face of his brother.