Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was El-bethel?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Beitin.

First appears in Genesis 35:7 · 1 books · 1 chapters

Overview

Biblical altar. Modern identification: Beitin.

El-bethel is represented in the local geography layer as Beitin. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Genesis 35:7 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Jerusalem

About 16 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 16 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 20 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Bethlehem

About 25 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 35 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to El-bethel today

Travel to El-bethel, the modern-day Beitin.

El-bethel is commonly identified with Beitin, 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.

El-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.

Modern orientation

Beitin

in Beitin

31.923°N · 35.241°E

Key passages

Appears in

Genesis

1 chapter · 1 verse mention