Definition

El-Bethel, the title given to a consecrated spot by Jacob

Etymology

from H410 (אֵל) and H1008 (בֵּית־אֵל); the God of Bethel;

Where the KJV renders it

• El-beth-el

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Hebrew term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.

What the first audience heard

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