International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Bethel, Mount

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Bethel, Mount


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(הר בּית־אל, har bēth-'ēl; Βαιθήλ λοῦζα, Baithḗl loúza (, the Revised Version (British and American) “the mount of Bethel”; )): The hill which stretches from the North of the town to Tell ‛Aṣūr. The road to Shechem lies along the ridge. An army in possession of these heights easily commanded the route from north to south.