ΒΕΘΗΛΑ, βεθηλα
BETHĒLA, bethēla
Sounds Like: beh-THEH-lah
Translations: Bethel
From the root: ΒΕΘΗΛΑ
Part of Speech: Proper Noun
Explanation: Bethel is a significant ancient city in the land of Canaan, mentioned frequently in the Hebrew Bible. Its name means 'House of God'. It was a sacred site where Jacob had a vision of a ladder to heaven.
Inflection: Singular, Indeclinable (often used as such in Koine Greek, though it can appear in various cases depending on the context, here it appears in the accusative after 'εἰς')
Strong’s number: G0964 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
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