Joshua 12:16
the king of Makkedah, one; the king of Bethel, one;
BSB
ASV
the king of Makkedah, one; the king of Beth-el, one;
KJV
The king of Makkedah, one; the king of Beth–el, one;
The king of Makkedah, one,.... In a cave near to which five kings hid themselves, and were taken out and hanged, and the city afterwards was taken by Joshua, Jos 10:16; which fell to the lot of the tribe of Judah, Jos 15:41, the king of Bethel, one; a city near to Ai, about a mile from it, and yet had a king over it: it was taken at the same time that Ai was, Jos 7:2; and fell to the lot of Benjamin, Jos 18:22.
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Genesis 28:19and he called that place Bethel, though previously the city had been named Luz.
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Jacob said to Joseph, “God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and there He blessed me
Then God said to Jacob, “Arise, go up to Bethel, and settle there. Build an altar there to the God who appeared to you when you fled from your brother Esau.”
Yes, he struggled with the angel and prevailed; he wept and sought His favor; he found Him at Bethel and spoke with Him there—
The house of Joseph also attacked Bethel, and the LORD was with them.
From there Abram moved on to the hill country east of Bethel and pitched his tent, with Bethel to the west and Ai to the east. There he built an altar to the LORD,…
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Genesis 12:8From there Abram moved on to the hill country east of Bethel and pitched his tent, with Bethel to the west and Ai to the east. There he built an altar to the LORD,…
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The descendants of Benjamin from Geba lived in Michmash, Aija, and Bethel with its villages;
And to Seth also a son was born, and he called him Enosh. At that time men began to call upon the name of the LORD.
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Joshua 10:28On that day Joshua captured Makkedah and put it to the sword, along with its king. He devoted to destruction everyone in the city, leaving no survivors. So he did to the king of…
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At the edge of the sword they devoted to destruction everything in the city—man and woman, young and old, oxen, sheep, and donkeys.