- El-beth-el:
- i.e. the god of Beth-el, "And, behold,¹ the LORDª stoodª° above¹ it, and said,ª° I¹ [am] the LORDª Godª of Abrahamª thy father,ª and the Godª of Isaac:ª the landª whereon¹¹ thou¹ liest,ª° to thee will I give¹ it,²° and to thy seed;ª" {Gen 28:13} + "And he calledª°¹ the nameª of that¹ placeª Bethel:ª butª the nameª of that cityª [was called] Luzª at the first.ª" {Gen 28:19} + "And this¹ stone,ª which¹ I have setª° [for] a pillar,ª shall be¹ God'sª house:ª and of all¹ that¹ thou shalt giveª° me I will surely²° give the tenthª° unto thee." {Gen 28:22} + "And Mosesª builtª° an altar,ª and calledª° the nameª of it Jehovahnissi:ª" {Exd 17:15} + "Then Gideonª builtª° an altarª there¹ unto the LORD,ª and calledª° it Jehovahshalom:ª unto¹ this¹ dayª it [is] yet¹ in Ophrahª of the Abiezrites.ª" {Jdg 6:24} + "[It was] round aboutª eighteenªª thousandª [measures]: and the nameª of the cityª from [that] dayª¹ [shall be], The LORD¹ [is] there.²¹" {Ezk 48:35}
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