Biblical place
Where was Bethel?
Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Khirbet el Qaryatein.
First appears in 1 Samuel 30:27 · 1 books · 1 chapters
Overview
House of God. (1. ) A place in Central Palestine, about 10 miles north of Jerusalem, at the head of the pass of Michmash and Ai. It was originally the royal Canaanite city of Luz (Gen. 28:19). Modern identification: Khirbet el Qaryatein.
Bethel is represented in the local geography layer as Khirbet el Qaryatein. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in 1 Samuel 30:27 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.
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How to get to Bethel today
Travel to Bethel, the modern-day Khirbet el Qaryatein.
Bethel is commonly identified with Khirbet el Qaryatein, and the map on this page is meant to orient you to that present-day site before you continue into routing or street-level navigation.
Bethel is mapped here at the commonly cited modern identification.
This is a study aid, not live travel advice. Archaeological tells, access rules, excavation boundaries, and nearby modern roads can change.
Key passages
Appears in
1 chapter · 1 verse mention