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Bethel, 72.Holy land photographed. Daniel B. Shepp. 1894-1
Bethel in 1894

Bethel (Hebrew: Beit El, meaning "House of God") was a city in the Hebrew Bible. It was located in what is now the West Bank.

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  • El sueño de Jacob, por José de Ribera

    Depiction of Jacob's dream at Bethel, by José de Ribera.

  • Jeroboam's Temple in Bet El IMG 1944

    Early Bronze Age Canaanite ritual site, cut through the bamah by Middle Bronze Age II city wall. Tel Beit El, Beitin, 2017.

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