Genesis 12:8
Then he moved from there to the hill country east of Bethel and pitched his tent, with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east. There he built an altar to the LORD and worshiped the LORD.
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- Neh 11:31 : 31 Some of the descendants of Benjamin settled in Geba, Micmash, Aija, Bethel and its villages,
- Gen 4:26 : 26 And a son was also born to Seth, whom he named Enosh. At that time people began to worship the LORD.
- Gen 21:33 : 33 Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beer Sheba. There he worshiped the LORD, the eternal God.
- Gen 28:19 : 19 He called that place Bethel, although the former name of the town was Luz.
- Gen 35:3 : 3 Let us go up at once to Bethel. Then I will make an altar there to God, who responded to me in my time of distress and has been with me wherever I went.”
- Gen 35:15-16 : 15 Jacob named the place where God spoke with him Bethel. 16 They traveled on from Bethel, and when Ephrath was still some distance away, Rachel went into labor– and her labor was hard.
- Josh 7:2 : 2 Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai(which is located near Beth Aven, east of Bethel) and instructed them,“Go up and spy on the land.” So the men went up and spied on Ai.
- Josh 8:3 : 3 Joshua and the whole army marched against Ai. Joshua selected thirty thousand brave warriors and sent them out at night.
- Josh 8:17 : 17 No men were left in Ai or Bethel; they all went out after Israel. They left the city wide open and chased Israel.
- Josh 18:22 : 22 Beth Arabah, Zemaraim, Bethel,
- Gen 13:4 : 4 This was the place where he had first built the altar, and there Abram worshiped the LORD.
- Ps 116:4 : 4 I called on the name of the LORD,“Please LORD, rescue my life!”
- Isa 10:28 : 28 They attacked Aiath, moved through Migron, depositing their supplies at Micmash.
- Joel 2:32 : 32 It will so happen that everyone who calls on the name of the LORD will be delivered. For on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there will be those who survive, just as the LORD has promised; the remnant will be those whom the LORD will call.
- Acts 2:21 : 21 And then everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.’
- Rom 10:12-14 : 12 For there is no distinction between the Jew and the Greek, for the same Lord is Lord of all, who richly blesses all who call on him. 13 For everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved. 14 How are they to call on one they have not believed in? And how are they to believe in one they have not heard of? And how are they to hear without someone preaching to them?
- 1 Cor 1:2 : 2 to the church of God that is in Corinth, to those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, and called to be saints, with all those in every place who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours.
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18 So Abram moved his tents and went to live by the oaks of Mamre in Hebron, and he built an altar to the LORD there.
- Gen 13:3-42 verses82%
3 And he journeyed from place to place from the Negev as far as Bethel. He returned to the place where he had pitched his tent at the beginning, between Bethel and Ai.
4 This was the place where he had first built the altar, and there Abram worshiped the LORD.
- Gen 12:6-72 verses82%
6 Abram traveled through the land as far as the oak tree of Moreh at Shechem.(At that time the Canaanites were in the land.)
7 The LORD appeared to Abram and said,“To your descendants I will give this land.” So Abram built an altar there to the LORD, who had appeared to him.
- Gen 35:6-72 verses80%
6 Jacob and all those who were with him arrived at Luz(that is, Bethel) in the land of Canaan.
7 He built an altar there and named the place El Bethel because there God had revealed himself to him when he was fleeing from his brother.
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25 Then Isaac built an altar there and worshiped the LORD. He pitched his tent there, and his servants dug a well.
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20 There he set up an altar and called it“The God of Israel is God.”
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1 The Return to Bethel Then God said to Jacob,“Go up at once to Bethel and live there. Make an altar there to God, who appeared to you when you fled from your brother Esau.”
- Gen 35:13-153 verses74%
13 Then God went up from the place where he spoke with him.
14 So Jacob set up a sacred stone pillar in the place where God spoke with him. He poured out a drink offering on it, and then he poured oil on it.
15 Jacob named the place where God spoke with him Bethel.
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3 Let us go up at once to Bethel. Then I will make an altar there to God, who responded to me in my time of distress and has been with me wherever I went.”
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13 I am the God of Bethel, where you anointed the sacred stone and made a vow to me. Now leave this land immediately and return to your native land.’”
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1 The Obedience of Abram Now the LORD said to Abram,“Go out from your country, your relatives, and your father’s household to the land that I will show you.
- Gen 28:18-192 verses73%
18 Early in the morning Jacob took the stone he had placed near his head and set it up as a sacred stone. Then he poured oil on top of it.
19 He called that place Bethel, although the former name of the town was Luz.
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30 Covenant Renewal Then Joshua built an altar for the LORD God of Israel on Mount Ebal,
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9 Abram continually journeyed by stages down to the Negev.
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9 When they came to the place God had told him about, Abraham built the altar there and arranged the wood on it. Next he tied up his son Isaac and placed him on the altar on top of the wood.
- Gen 22:14-152 verses71%
14 And Abraham called the name of that place“The LORD provides.” It is said to this day,“In the mountain of the LORD provision will be made.”
15 The LORD’s angel called to Abraham a second time from heaven
- Gen 28:11-133 verses71%
11 He reached a certain place where he decided to camp because the sun had gone down. He took one of the stones and placed it near his head. Then he fell asleep in that place
12 and had a dream. He saw a stairway erected on the earth with its top reaching to the heavens. The angels of God were going up and coming down it
13 and the LORD stood at its top. He said,“I am the LORD, the God of your grandfather Abraham and the God of your father Isaac. I will give you and your descendants the ground you are lying on.
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12 Abram settled in the land of Canaan, but Lot settled among the cities of the Jordan plain and pitched his tents next to Sodom.
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23 From there Isaac went up to Beer Sheba.
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29 He put one in Bethel and the other in Dan.
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27 Abraham got up early in the morning and went to the place where he had stood before the LORD.
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32 With the stones he constructed an altar for the LORD. Around the altar he made a trench large enough to contain two seahs of seed.
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11 But the LORD’s angel called to him from heaven,“Abraham! Abraham!”“Here I am!” he answered.
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14 After Lot had departed, the LORD said to Abram,“Look from the place where you stand to the north, south, east, and west.
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33 Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beer Sheba. There he worshiped the LORD, the eternal God.
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24 ‘You must make for me an altar made of earth, and you will sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and your peace offerings, your sheep and your cattle. In every place where I cause my name to be honored I will come to you and I will bless you.
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1 Three Special Visitors The LORD appeared to Abraham by the oaks of Mamre while he was sitting at the entrance to his tent during the hottest time of the day.
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17 So Isaac left there and settled in the Gerar Valley.